23Isaiah 23

CHAP. XXIII. / 1 The miserable ouerthrow of Tyre. 17 Their vnhappie returne.

1The burden of Tyre. Howle yee ships of Tarshish, for it is laide waste, so that there is no house, no entring in: from the land of Chittim it is reuealed to them.Select Isaiah 23:1

2Be still, yee inhabitants of the yle, thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that passe ouer the sea, haue replenished.Select Isaiah 23:2

3And by great waters the seede of Sihor, the haruest of the riuer is her reuenew, and she is a mart of nations.Select Isaiah 23:3

4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nourish vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines.Select Isaiah 23:4

5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shal they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.Select Isaiah 23:5

6Passe ye ouer to Tarshish, howle ye inhabitants of the yle.Select Isaiah 23:6

7Is this your ioyous citie, whose antiquitie is of ancient dayes? her owne feete shall cary her afarre off to soiourne.Select Isaiah 23:7

8Who hath taken this counsell against Tyre the crowning citie, whose merchants are princes, whose traffiquers are the honourable of the earth?Select Isaiah 23:8

9The Lord of hostes hath purposed it, to staine the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.Select Isaiah 23:9

10Passe through thy land as a riuer O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.Select Isaiah 23:10

11He stretched out his hand ouer the sea, hee shooke the kingdomes: the Lord hath giuen a commandement against the merchant citie, to destroy the strong holdes thereof.Select Isaiah 23:11

12And he said, Thou shalt no more reioice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, passe ouer to Chittim, there also shalt thou haue no rest.Select Isaiah 23:12

13Behold, the land of the Caldeans, this people was not till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwel in the wildernesse: they set vp the towers thereof, they raised vp the palaces thereof, and he brought it to ruine.Select Isaiah 23:13

14Howle ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.Select Isaiah 23:14

15And it shall come to passe in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seuentie yeeres according to the dayes of one king: after the end of seuentie yeeres shall Tyre sing as an harlot.Select Isaiah 23:15

16Take an harpe, goe about the city thou harlot, that hast beene forgotten, make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembred.Select Isaiah 23:16

17And it shall come to passe after the ende of seuentie yeeres, that the Lord will visite Tyre, and shee shall turne to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdomes of the world vpon the face of the earth.Select Isaiah 23:17

18And her merchandize and her hire shall be holinesse to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid vp: for her merchandize shalbe for them that dwell before the Lord, to eate sufficiently, and for durable clothing.Select Isaiah 23:18