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Isaiah 23:15 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
Isaiah 23:15
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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.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
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.
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
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.
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Isaiah 23:1
"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"
Isaiah 23:2
"Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished."
Isaiah 23:3
"And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations."
Isaiah 23:4
"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."
Isaiah 23:5
"As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre."
Isaiah 23:6
"Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle."
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