Isaiah 23:5

Moreover when it shall be heard in Egypt, sorrow shall seize them for Tyre.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

In Context

4Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.

6Depart ye to Carthage; howl, ye that dwell in this island.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:9and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

Ezekiel 26:15For thus saith the Lord God to Tyre; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, while the wounded are groaning, while they have drawn a sword in the midst of thee?

Ezekiel 28:19And all that know thee among the nations shall groan over thee: thou art gone to destruction, and thou shalt not exist anymore.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 23:2-15

The Doom of Tyre. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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