Isaiah

Isaiah 23:1–2

¹This is the burden against Tyre:

Wail, O ships of Tarshish,^a

for Tyre is laid waste,

without house or harbor.

Word has reached them

from the land of Cyprus.^b

²Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland,

you merchants of Sidon,

whose traders have crossed the sea.^c

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the burden	מַשָּׂ֖א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
against Tyre	צֹ֑ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
Wail	הֵילִ֣ילוּ׀	hê·lî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
O ships	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
is laid waste	שֻׁדַּ֤ד	šud·daḏ	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
without house	מִבַּ֙יִת֙	mib·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
harbor	מִבּ֔וֹא	mib·bō·w	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Word has reached	נִגְלָה־	niḡ·lāh-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
them	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
from the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Cyprus	כִּתִּ֖ים	kit·tîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3794 Cypriotes

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be silent	דֹּ֖מּוּ	dōm·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
O dwellers	יֹ֣שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the coastland	אִ֑י	’î	Noun - masculine singular	H339 coast, region
you merchants	סֹחֵ֥ר	sō·ḥêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5503 travel round, palpitate
of Sidon	צִיד֛וֹן	ṣî·ḏō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6721 Sidon
whose traders	עֹבֵ֥ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
have crossed	מִלְאֽוּךְ׃	mil·’ūḵ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; second person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the sea	יָ֖ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

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Isaiah 23:1 Joel 3:4–8 · Genesis 10:4 · Amos 1:9–10 · Jeremiah 25:22 · Jeremiah 47:4 · Isaiah 2:16 · Isaiah 23:12 · Zechariah 9:2–4 · Jeremiah 2:10 · 1 Kings 10:22 · 1 Kings 22:48

Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 47:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.