Isaiah 23:11

Yahweh has reached out with his hand over the sea, and he has shaken the kingdoms; 1 he has given a command concerning Phoenicia, to destroy the strongholds. 1

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He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

In Context

10Plow your land, as one plows the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no longer a marketplace in Tyre. + 23:10 Instead of Plow your land , some versions have Pass through your land or Overflow your land . 1

12He said, “You will not rejoice again, oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; 1 arise, pass over to Cyprus; but neither there you will have rest.” 1

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,

Exodus 14:21Moses reached out with his hand over the sea. Yahweh drove the sea back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea into dry land. In this way the waters were divided.

Psalms 46:6The nations raged and the kingdoms were shaken; 1 he lifted up his voice, and the earth melted. 1

Isaiah 2:19Men will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, 1 from the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. 1

Isaiah 14:16Those who see you will gaze at you and they will pay attention to you. 1 They will say, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, 1

Isaiah 23:3Upon the great waters was the grain of Shihor, 1 the harvest of the Nile was her produce; 1 and it became the commerce of the nations. 1

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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