Isaiah 23:1
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַשָּׂא
massâʼ
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
צֹרִי
Tsôrîy
a Tsorite or inhabitant of Tsor (i.e. Syrian)
יָלַל
yâlal
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshîysh
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an I...
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
חָרַב
chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
כִּתִּי
Kittîy
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
גָּלָה
gâlâh
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Key Terms in This Verse
כִּתִּי Kittîy
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Study H3794 →תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
Study H8659 →גָּלָה gâlâh
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Study H1540 →פֶּתַח pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
Study H6607 →חָרַב chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
Study H2717 →מַשָּׂא massâʼ
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
Study H4853 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Cap...
And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
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.
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel...
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence ...
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
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