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World English Bible

Isaiah 23 (WEBP)

[1] The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
[2] Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished.
[3] On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.
[4] Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”
[5] When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
[6] Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
[7] Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?
[8] Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
[9] Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
[10] Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
[11] He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. Yahweh has ordered the destruction of Canaan’s strongholds.
[12] He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
[13] Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people didn’t exist. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.
[14] Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!
[15] It will come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. After the end of seventy years it will be to Tyre like in the song of the prostitute.
[16] Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.
[17] It will happen after the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre. She will return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth.
[18] Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before Yahweh, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 23 (KJVS)

[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 travail () not, nor bring forth children, () neither do I nourish up () young men, nor bring up () virgins.
[5] As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained () at the report of Tyre.
[6] Pass ye over () to Tarshish; howl, () ye inhabitants () of the isle.
[7] Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry () her afar off to sojourn. ()
[8] Who hath taken this counsel () against Tyre, the crowning () city, whose merchants () are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable () of the earth?
[9] The Lord of hosts hath purposed () it, to stain () the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt () all the honourable () of the earth.
[10] Pass () through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
[11] 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.
[12] 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. ()
[13] Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded () it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up () the towers thereof, they raised up () the palaces thereof; and he brought () it to ruin.
[14] Howl, () ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. ()
[15] And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten () seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. ()
[16] Take () an harp, go about () the city, thou harlot () that hast been forgotten; () make sweet () melody, () sing many () songs, that thou mayest be remembered. ()
[17] And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit () Tyre, and she shall turn () to her hire, and shall commit fornication () with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
[18] And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured () nor laid up; () for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell () before the Lord, to eat () sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

Isaiah 23:2 Heb. silent
Isaiah 23:7 Heb. from afar off
Isaiah 23:9 Heb. to pollute
Isaiah 23:10 Heb. girdle
Isaiah 23:11a Or, concerning a merchant man
Isaiah 23:11b Or, strengths
Isaiah 23:15 Heb. it shall be unto Tyre as the song of an harlot
Isaiah 23:18 Heb. old

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 23 (BYZ)

[1] το οραμα τυρου ολολυζετε πλοια καρχηδονος οτι απωλετο και ουκετι ερχονται εκ γης κιτιαιων ηκται αιχμαλωτος
[2] τινι ομοιοι γεγονασιν οι ενοικουντες εν τη νησω μεταβολοι φοινικης διαπερωντες την θαλασσαν
[3] εν υδατι πολλω σπερμα μεταβολων ως αμητου εισφερομενου οι μεταβολοι των εθνων
[4] αισχυνθητι σιδων ειπεν η θαλασσα η δε ισχυς της θαλασσης ειπεν ουκ ωδινον ουδε ετεκον ουδε εξεθρεψα νεανισκους ουδε υψωσα παρθενους
[5] οταν δε ακουστον γενηται αιγυπτω λημψεται αυτους οδυνη περι τυρου
[6] απελθατε εις καρχηδονα ολολυξατε οι ενοικουντες εν τη νησω ταυτη
[7] ουχ αυτη ην υμων η υβρις η απ αρχης πριν η παραδοθηναι αυτην
[8] τις ταυτα εβουλευσεν επι τυρον μη ησσων εστιν η ουκ ισχυει οι εμποροι αυτης ενδοξοι αρχοντες της γης
[9] κυριος σαβαωθ εβουλευσατο παραλυσαι πασαν την υβριν των ενδοξων και ατιμασαι παν ενδοξον επι της γης
[10] εργαζου την γην σου και γαρ πλοια ουκετι ερχεται εκ καρχηδονος
[11] η δε χειρ σου ουκετι ισχυει κατα θαλασσαν η παροξυνουσα βασιλεις κυριος σαβαωθ ενετειλατο περι χανααν απολεσαι αυτης την ισχυν
[12] και ερουσιν ουκετι μη προσθητε του υβριζειν και αδικειν την θυγατερα σιδωνος και εαν απελθης εις κιτιεις ουδε εκει σοι αναπαυσις εσται
[13] και εις γην χαλδαιων και αυτη ηρημωται απο των ασσυριων ουδε εκει σοι αναπαυσις εσται οτι ο τοιχος αυτης πεπτωκεν
[14] ολολυζετε πλοια καρχηδονος οτι απωλετο το οχυρωμα υμων
[15] και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη καταλειφθησεται τυρος ετη εβδομηκοντα ως χρονος βασιλεως ως χρονος ανθρωπου και εσται μετα εβδομηκοντα ετη εσται τυρος ως ασμα πορνης
[16] λαβε κιθαραν ρεμβευσον πολεις πορνη επιλελησμενη καλως κιθαρισον πολλα ασον ινα σου μνεια γενηται
[17] και εσται μετα εβδομηκοντα ετη επισκοπην ποιησει ο θεος τυρου και παλιν αποκατασταθησεται εις το αρχαιον και εσται εμποριον πασαις ταις βασιλειαις της οικουμενης
[18] και εσται αυτης η εμπορια και ο μισθος αγιον τω κυριω ουκ αυτοις συναχθησεται αλλα τοις κατοικουσιν εναντι κυριου πασα η εμπορια αυτης φαγειν και πιειν και εμπλησθηναι εις συμβολην μνημοσυνον εναντι κυριου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.