Verse 4

Isaiah 23:4

Free Bible Version

4 Feel the shame, Sidon! For the fortress of the sea says, “I have no children, having never been in labor or given birth. I have not brought up young men or brought up young women.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַ/יָּ֖ם לֵ/אמֹ֑ר לֹֽא חַ֣לְתִּי וְ/לֹֽא יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְ/לֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת
English Translation
I am ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has said, “I am a fortress, the sea has said, ‘I have not labored, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised up young men; I have exalted maidens.’”
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Chapter 23 Context
1 A message about Tyre. Howl, people on the ships of Tarshish! Tyre has been destroyed—nothing is left... Focus ↗
2 Stay shocked into silence, people of the coastlands, merchants of Sidon, and sailors. Focus ↗
3 Egyptian grain came across the wide oceans. The Nile's harvest was what made Tyre money; she was the... Focus ↗
4 Feel the shame, Sidon! For the fortress of the sea says, “I have no children, having never been in l...
5 Sail across to Tarshish! Howl, people of the coastlands! Focus ↗
6 Is this really your triumphant city, whose beginnings are from the distant past, who has sent out pe... Focus ↗
7 Who planned this attack on Tyre? Tyre, who created kingdoms, whose merchants were princes, whose tra... Focus ↗
8 The Lord Almighty planned it, to humble its pride in all its glory, and to bring down all who receiv... Focus ↗
9 Work your land, people of Tarshish, as they do beside the Nile, for you don't have a harbor anymore. Focus ↗
10 The Lord held his hand out over the sea and shook kingdoms. He has condemned Phoenicia, giving the o... Focus ↗
11 He said, “Don't celebrate any more, mistreated virgin daughter of Sidon. Go and sail over to Cyprus—... Focus ↗
12 Look at the country of the Babylonians, this people that are not as they used to be! The Assyrians h... Focus ↗
13 Howl, people on the ships of Tarshish because your fortress is destroyed! Focus ↗
14 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, a king's lifetime, as it were. But at the end... Focus ↗
15 “Take a lyre and walk around the city, forgotten prostitute! Play and sing so people will remember y... Focus ↗
16 After seventy years, the Lord will restore Tyre. But then she will go back to hiring herself out as... Focus ↗
17 However, her profits and what she earns will be consecrated to the Lord. They won't be kept or saved... Focus ↗