Isaiah 23:1
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JPS
| 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 Kittim it is revealed to them.
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TJBU
| 23:1
| THE BURDEN OF THE CUP OF CURSING, TO GIVE TYRE TO DRINK. Howl, ye that are embarking in ships of the sea, because their havens are spoiled, so that none can enter in. From the land of Chittim it is coming upon them.
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Isaiah 23:2
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JPS
| 23:2
| Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast-land;
Thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
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TJBU
| 23:2
| The inhabitants of the island are destroyed, the merchants that pass over the sea they used to replenish thee.
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Isaiah 23:3
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JPS
| 23:3
| And on great waters the seed of Shihor,
The harvest of the Nile, was her revenue;
And she was the mart of nations.
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TJBU
| 23:3
| She was the plentiful mart for many nations; tihe harvest of the increase of the river was her revenue, and she became the mart of the nations.
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Isaiah 23:4
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JPS
| 23:4
| Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken,
The stronghold of the sea, saying:
'I have not travailed, nor brought forth,
Neither have I reared young men, nor brought up virgins.'
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TJBU
| 23:4
| The Sidonians are confounded, because the west hath spoken, which dwells in the strength of the sea, saying, that I had never travailed, never conceived, and never nourished up young men, never brought up virgins delicately!
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Isaiah 23:5
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JPS
| 23:5
| When the report cometh to Egypt,
They shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
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TJBU
| 23:5
| When they heard of the stroke wherewith the Egyptians were smitten, the Tyrians quaked when they heard it.
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Isaiah 23:6
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JPS
| 23:6
| Pass ye over to Tarshish;
Howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-land.
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TJBU
| 23:6
| They have gone to a province of the sea. Howl, inhabitants of the island!
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Isaiah 23:7
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JPS
| 23:7
| Is this your joyous city,
Whose feet in antiquity,
In ancient days,
Carried her afar off to sojourn?
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TJBU
| 23:7
| Is this your strong city, Tyre, of ancient days? In olden time they were bringing her gifts from a distant land; behold, now she is re moved to sojourn afar off!
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Isaiah 23:8
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JPS
| 23:8
| Who hath devised this against Tyre, the crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
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TJBU
| 23:8
| Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, against her that was giving advice? whose mer chants are princes, and whose rulers the nobles of the land.
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Isaiah 23:9
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JPS
| 23:9
| The LORD of hosts hath devised it,
To pollute the pride of all glory,
To bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
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TJBU
| 23:9
| The Lord of hosts is the counsellor against her' to defile the glory of all the objects of rejoic ing, and make contemptible all the nobles of the land.
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Isaiah 23:10
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JPS
| 23:10
| Overflow thy land as the Nile,
O daughter of Tarshish! there is no girdle any more.
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TJBU
| 23:10
| Remove from thy land, as the waters of a river; flee to a province of the sea: there is no more strength.
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Isaiah 23:11
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JPS
| 23:11
| He hath stretched out His hand over the sea,
He hath shaken the kingdoms;
The LORD hath given commandment concerning Canaan,
To destroy the strongholds thereof;
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TJBU
| 23:11
| His power is lifted up against the sea, to make the kingdom to tremble; the Lord has given the command concerning the merchant city, to make an end of her strength.
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Isaiah 23:12
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JPS
| 23:12
| And He said: 'Thou shalt no more rejoice.'
O thou oppressed virgin daughter of Zidon,
Arise, pass over to Kittim;
Even there shalt thou have no rest.
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TJBU
| 23:12
| And he said, ye shall no more be strong, ye that did violence to the people which are in Zidon. Arise, pass over to Chittim; even there ye shall have no rest.
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Isaiah 23:13
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JPS
| 23:13
| Behold, the land of the Chaldeans—this is the people that was not, when Asshur founded it for shipmen—they set up their towers, they overthrew the palaces thereof; it is made a ruin.
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TJBU
| 23:13
| Behold the land of the Chaldeans, this is the people that formerly did not exist; the Assy rians founded it in the islands; they raised up her beacons, they destroyed her palaces, they have made her a ruinous heap.
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Isaiah 23:14
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JPS
| 23:14
| Howl, ye ships of Tarshish,
For your stronghold is laid waste.
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TJBU
| 23:14
| Howl, ye that are embarking in ships of the sea, for the seacoast of your strength is spoiled.
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Isaiah 23:15
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JPS
| 23:15
| 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 it shall fare with Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
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TJBU
| 23:15
| And it shall come to pass at that time, that Tyre shall be put by for seventy years, according to the days of one king: at the end of seventy years, it shall be unto Tyre as the song of an harlot.
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Isaiah 23:16
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JPS
| 23:16
| Take a harp,
Go about the city,
Thou harlot long forgotten;
Make sweet melody,
Sing many songs,
That thou mayest be remembered.
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TJBU
| 23:16
| Thy glory is changed: wander to another country, O city, who hast been as an harlot, thou art doomed to oblivion: thy harp is turned into mourning, and thy song to lamentation; perhaps, thou mayest be remembered.
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Isaiah 23:17
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JPS
| 23:17
| And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will remember Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall have commerce with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
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TJBU
| 23:17
| And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years that Tyre shall be remembered before the Lord; and she shall return to her place, and her mart shall be plentiful for all the kingdoms of the nations, which are upon the face of the earth.
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Isaiah 23:18
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JPS
| 23:18
| And her gain and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD; it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her gain shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat their fill, and for stately clothing.
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TJBU
| 23:18
| And her merchandise and her gain shall be holy before the Lord, it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for it shall be for them that are serving before the Lord; her gain shall be for food suffi cient, and for vestments of glory.
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