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Chapter 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 Chittim it is revealed to them.
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| 2 | Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon,
that pass over the sea, have replenished. |
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3 | And by great waters the seed
of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of
nations. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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14 | Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is
laid waste. |
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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. |
