The (a) burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of (b) Tarshish; for (c) it is
laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land
of (d) Chittim it is (e) revealed to them.
(a) See Isaiah 13:1
(b) You of Cilicia that come here for merchandise.
(c) Tyrus is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar.
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Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of
Zidon, that pass over the sea, have (f) replenished.
(f) Have hunted and enriched you.... [ Continue Reading ]
And by great waters the (g) seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river,
[is] her revenue; and she is a merchandise of nations.
(g) Meaning, the corn of Egypt which was fed by the overflowing of the
Nile.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the (h) sea hath spoken, [even] the
strength of the sea, saying, I (i) travail not, nor bring forth
children, neither do I nourish young men, [nor] bring up virgins.
(h) That is, Tyrus, which was the chief part of the sea.
(i) I have no people left in me, and am as a... [ Continue Reading ]
As at the report concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be (k) greatly
pained at the report of Tyre.
(k) Because these two countries were joined in league together.... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass ye over to (l) Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the isle.
(l) Tyrus wills other merchants to go to Cilicia, and to come no more
there.... [ Continue Reading ]
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the (m) crowning [city],
whose merchants [are] princes, whose traders [are] the honourable of
the earth?
(m) Who makes her merchants like princes.... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass through thy land as a river, O (n) daughter of Tarshish: [there
is] no more strength.
(n) Your strength will no more serve you: therefore flee to other
countries for comfort.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed (o) virgin,
(p) daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt
thou have no rest.
(o) For Tyre was never touched nor afflicted before.
(p) Because Tyrus was built by them of Zidon.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, [till] the (q)
Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up
its towers, they raised up its palaces; [and] he (r) brought it to
ruin.
(q) The Chaldeans who dwelt in tents in the wilderness were gathered
by the Assyrians... [ Continue Reading ]
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your (s) strength is laid waste.
(s) That is, Tyrus by whom you are enriched.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (t)
seventy years shall Tyre (u) sing as an harlot.
(t) Tyrus will lie destroyed seventy years which he calls the reign of
one king, or a man's age.
(u) Will use a... [ Continue Reading ]
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten;
(x) make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be
remembered.
(x) She will labour by all means to recover her first credit, as a
harlot when she is long forgotten, seeks by all means to entertain her
lovers.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the
LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her (y) hire, and shall
play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of
the earth.
(y) Though she has been chastised by the Lord, yet she will return to
her old wicked... [ Continue Reading ]
And her merchandise and her hire shall be (z) holiness to the LORD: it
shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for
them that dwell before the LORD, for sufficient food and for durable
clothing.
(z) He shows that God yet by the preaching of the gospel will call
Tyre to repen... [ Continue Reading ]