Isaiah 23:12

He 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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In The King James Version

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

In Context

11Yahweh 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

13See the land of the Chaldeans. This people has ceased to be; the Assyrians have made it a wilderness for wild animals. 1 They set up their siege towers; they demolished its palaces; they made it a heap of ruins. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Genesis 49:13Zebulun will live by the shore of the sea. 1 He will be a harbor for ships, 1 and his border will extend to Sidon. 1

Deuteronomy 28:64Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples from the one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; there you will worship other gods that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors, gods of wood and stone.

Isaiah 23:1A declaration about Tyre: 1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor; 1 from the land of Cyprus it has been revealed to them. + 23:1 Instead of Cyprus , some modern versions keep Kittim , the Hebrew name for this island. 1

Isaiah 37:22this is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: 1 “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn; 1 the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you. 1

Isaiah 47:5Sit in silence and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; 1 for you will no longer be called queen of kingdoms. 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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