Isaiah 23:6
Depart ye to Carthage; howl, ye that dwell in this island.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
In Context
5Moreover when it shall be heard in Egypt, sorrow shall seize them for Tyre.
7Was not this your pride from the beginning, before she was given up?
Cross References
Isaiah 16:7Moab shall howl; for all shall howl in the land of Moab: but thou shalt care for them that dwell in Seth, and thou shalt not be ashamed.
Isaiah 23:1The word concerning Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Carthage; for she has perished, and men no longer arrive from the land of the Kittim: she is led captive.
Isaiah 23:12And men shall say, Ye shall no longer at all continue to insult and injure the daughter of Sidon: and if thou depart to the Kittim, neither there shalt thou have rest.
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 →