Isaiah 2:16

And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

In Context

15And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;

17And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

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Cross References

Numbers 33:52See that all the people of the land are forced out from before you, and put to destruction all their pictured stones, and all their metal images, and all their high places:

1 Kings 22:48\22:47\At that time there was no king in Edom;

Isaiah 23:1The word about Tyre. Let a cry of sorrow go up, O ships of Tarshish, because your strong place is made waste; on the way back from the land of Kittim the news is given to them.

Revelation 18:11And the traders of the earth are weeping and crying over her, because no man has any more desire for their goods,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:11-22

The Doom of Idolaters. ( b. c. 758.) 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord , and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →

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