Isaiah

Isaiah 23:1

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

Footnotes

  • a 23:1 Or Wail, O fleet of trading ships; also in verse 14
  • b 23:1 Hebrew Kittim; also in verse 12

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the burdenמַשָּׂ֖אmaś·śāNoun - masculine singular constructH4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
against Tyreצֹ֑רṣōrNoun - proper - feminine singularH6865 Tyre
Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּ׀hê·lî·lūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH3213 howl, make a howling
O shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת’o·nî·yō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH591 a ship
of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar·šîšNoun - proper - masculine singularH8659 Tarshish
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
is laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֤דšud·daḏVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
without houseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mib·ba·yiṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
harborמִבּ֔וֹאmib·bō·wPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
Word has reachedנִגְלָה־niḡ·lāh-Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
themלָֽמוֹ׃lā·mōwPreposition; third person masculine plural
from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Cyprusכִּתִּ֖יםkit·tîmNoun - proper - feminine singularH3794 Cypriotes

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.