Isaiah 23:14

Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for your refuge has been destroyed.

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In The King James Version

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

In Context

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

15In that day, Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of a king. After the end of seventy years there will happen in Tyre something like in the song of the prostitute. 1

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Cross References

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

Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise! 1 So you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo in the heart of the seas! 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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