“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. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle;
thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have
replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the
river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 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. 5 As at the report
concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 [Is]
this your joyous [city], whose antiquity [is] of ancient days? her own
feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel
against Tyre, the crowning [city], whose merchants [are] princes, whose
traffickers [are] the honourable of the earth? 9 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. 10 Pass through thy land as a
river, O daughter of Tarshish: [there is] no more strength. 11 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 thereof. 12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou
oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there
also shalt thou have no rest. 13 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. 14 Howl, ye ships of
Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.”
“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 shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go
about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody,
sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 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. 18 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.” (Isaiah 23:1-18
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