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Isaiah 23:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
Isaiah 23:9
Verse in Context
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Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
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.
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
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
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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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