Verse 4

Isaiah 23:4

English Revised Version

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4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, the strong hold of the sea; saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

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 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no... Focus ↗

2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have... Focus ↗

3 And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the ma... Focus ↗

4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, the strong hold of the sea; saying, I have not tr...

5 When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. Focus ↗

6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. Focus ↗

7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to soj... Focus ↗

8 Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose trafficke... Focus ↗

9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the... Focus ↗

10 Pass through thy land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no girdle about thee any more. Focus ↗

11 He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: the LORD hath given comman... Focus ↗

12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over... Focus ↗

13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans; this people is no more; the Assyrian hath appointed it for the be... Focus ↗

14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strong hold is laid waste. Focus ↗

15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the... Focus ↗

16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many... Focus ↗

17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she sha... Focus ↗

18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid u... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 23 (18 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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