Isaiah 23:18 — Meaning and Application

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“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. {durable: Heb. old}”

Isaiah 23:18

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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.

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. {durable: Heb. old}

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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 to them."

Isaiah 23:2

"Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. {still: Heb. silent}"

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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