Isaiah 22 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 23

¹The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

KJVThe burden^H4853 of Tyre^H6865. Howl^H3213^(H8685), ye ships^H591 of Tarshish^H8659; for it is laid waste^H7703^(H8795), so that there is no house^H1004, no entering in^H935^(H8800): from the land^H776 of Chittim^H3794 it is revealed^H1540^(H8738) to them.

² Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished.

KJVBe still^H1826^(H8798), ye inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the isle^H339; thou whom the merchants^H5503^(H8802) of Zidon^H6721, that pass over^H5674^(H8802) the sea^H3220, have replenished^H4390^(H8765).

³ On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.

KJVAnd by great^H7227 waters^H4325 the seed^H2233 of Sihor^H7883, the harvest^H7105 of the river^H2975, is her revenue^H8393; and she is a mart^H5505 of nations^H1471.

⁴ Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”

KJVBe thou ashamed^H954^(H8798), O Zidon^H6721: for the sea^H3220 hath spoken^H559^(H8804), even the strength^H4581 of the sea^H3220, saying^H559^(H8800), I travail^H2342^(H8804) not, nor bring forth children^H3205^(H8804), neither do I nourish up^H1431^(H8765) young men^H970, nor bring up^H7311^(H8790) virgins^H1330.

⁵ When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.

KJVAs at the report^H8088 concerning Egypt^H4714, so shall they be sorely pained^H2342^(H8799) at the report^H8088 of Tyre^H6865.

⁶ Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!

KJVPass ye over^H5674^(H8798) to Tarshish^H8659; howl^H3213^(H8685), ye inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the isle^H339.

⁷ Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?

KJVIs this your joyous^H5947 city, whose antiquity^H6927 is of ancient^H6924 days^H3117? her own feet^H7272 shall carry^H2986^(H8686) her afar off^H7350 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800).

⁸ Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?

KJVWho hath taken this counsel^H3289^(H8804) against Tyre^H6865, the crowning^H5849^(H8688) city, whose merchants^H5503^(H8802) are princes^H8269, whose traffickers^H3667 are the honourable^H3513^(H8737) of the earth^H776?

⁹ Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 hath purposed^H3289^(H8804) it, to stain^H2490^(H8763) the pride^H1347 of all glory^H6643, and to bring into contempt^H7043^(H8687) all the honourable^H3513^(H8737) of the earth^H776.

¹⁰ Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.

KJVPass^H5674^(H8798) through thy land^H776 as a river^H2975, O daughter^H1323 of Tarshish^H8659: there is no more strength^H4206.

¹¹ He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. Yahweh has ordered the destruction of Canaan’s strongholds.

KJVHe stretched out^H5186^(H8804) his hand^H3027 over the sea^H3220, he shook^H7264^(H8689) the kingdoms^H4467: the LORD^H3068 hath given a commandment^H6680^(H8765) against the merchant^H3667 city, to destroy^H8045^(H8687) the strong^H4581 holds^H4581 thereof.

¹² He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Thou shalt no more^H3254^(H8686) rejoice^H5937^(H8800), O thou oppressed^H6231^(H8794) virgin^H1330, daughter^H1323 of Zidon^H6721: arise^H6965^(H8798), pass over^H5674^(H8798) to Chittim^H3794; there also shalt thou have no rest^H5117^(H8799).

¹³ Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people didn’t exist. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.

KJVBehold the land^H776 of the Chaldeans^H3778; this people^H5971 was not, till the Assyrian^H804 founded^H3245^(H8804) it for them that dwell in the wilderness^H6728: they set up^H6965^(H8689) the towers^H971 thereof, they raised up^H6209^(H8782) the palaces^H759 thereof; and he brought^H7760^(H8804) it to ruin^H4654.

¹⁴ Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!

KJVHowl^H3213^(H8685), ye ships^H591 of Tarshish^H8659: for your strength^H4581 is laid waste^H7703^(H8795).

¹⁵ It will come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. After the end of seventy years it will be to Tyre like in the song of the prostitute.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, that Tyre^H6865 shall be forgotten^H7911^(H8737) seventy^H7657 years^H8141, according to the days^H3117 of one^H259 king^H4428: after the end^H7093 of seventy^H7657 years^H8141 shall Tyre^H6865 sing^H7892 as an harlot^H2181^(H8802).

¹⁶ Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.

KJVTake^H3947^(H8798) an harp^H3658, go about^H5437^(H8798) the city^H5892, thou harlot^H2181^(H8802) that hast been forgotten^H7911^(H8737); make sweet^H3190^(H8685) melody^H5059^(H8763), sing many^H7235^(H8685) songs^H7892, that thou mayest be remembered^H2142^(H8735).

¹⁷ It will happen after the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre. She will return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass after the end^H7093 of seventy^H7657 years^H8141, that the LORD^H3068 will visit^H6485^(H8799) Tyre^H6865, and she shall turn^H7725^(H8804) to her hire^H868, and shall commit fornication^H2181^(H8804) with all the kingdoms^H4467 of the world^H776 upon the face^H6440 of the earth^H127.

¹⁸ Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before Yahweh, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

KJVAnd her merchandise^H5504 and her hire^H868 shall be holiness^H6944 to the LORD^H3068: it shall not be treasured^H686^(H8735) nor laid up^H2630^(H8735); for her merchandise^H5504 shall be for them that dwell^H3427^(H8802) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, to eat^H398^(H8800) sufficiently^H7654, and for durable^H6266 clothing^H4374.

WEB·Isaiah 22

¹The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

KJVThe burden^H4853 of the valley^H1516 of vision^H2384. What aileth thee now^H645, that thou art wholly gone up^H5927^(H8804) to the housetops^H1406?

² You that are full of shouting, a tumultuous city, a joyous town, your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.

KJVThou that art full^H4392 of stirs^H8663, a tumultuous^H1993^(H8802) city^H5892, a joyous^H5947 city^H7151: thy slain^H2491 men are not slain^H2491 with the sword^H2719, nor dead^H4191^(H8801) in battle^H4421.

³ All your rulers fled away together. They were bound by the archers. All who were found by you were bound together. They fled far away.

KJVAll thy rulers^H7101 are fled^H5074^(H8804) together^H3162, they are bound^H631^(H8795) by the archers^H7198: all that are found^H4672^(H8737) in thee are bound^H631^(H8795) together^H3162, which have fled^H1272^(H8804) from far^H7350.

⁴ Therefore I said, “Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don’t labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

KJVTherefore said^H559^(H8804) I, Look away^H8159^(H8798) from me; I will weep^H1065 bitterly^H4843^(H8762), labour^H213^(H8686) not to comfort^H5162^(H8763) me, because of the spoiling^H7701 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971.

⁵ For it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”

KJVFor it is a day^H3117 of trouble^H4103, and of treading down^H4001, and of perplexity^H3998 by the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 in the valley^H1516 of vision^H2384, breaking^H6979^(H8772) down the walls^H7023, and of crying^H7771 to the mountains^H2022.

⁶ Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

KJVAnd Elam^H5867 bare^H5375^(H8804) the quiver^H827 with chariots^H7393 of men^H120 and horsemen^H6571, and Kir^H7024 uncovered^H6168^(H8765) the shield^H4043.

⁷ Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that thy choicest^H4005 valleys^H6010 shall be full^H4390^(H8804) of chariots^H7393, and the horsemen^H6571 shall set^H7896^(H8804) themselves in array^H7896^(H8800) at the gate^H8179.

⁸ He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

KJVAnd he discovered^H1540^(H8762) the covering^H4539 of Judah^H3063, and thou didst look^H5027^(H8686) in that day^H3117 to the armour^H5402 of the house^H1004 of the forest^H3293.

⁹ You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

KJVYe have seen^H7200^(H8804) also the breaches^H1233 of the city^H5892 of David^H1732, that they are many^H7231^(H8804): and ye gathered together^H6908^(H8762) the waters^H4325 of the lower^H8481 pool^H1295.

¹⁰ You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

KJVAnd ye have numbered^H5608^(H8804) the houses^H1004 of Jerusalem^H3389, and the houses^H1004 have ye broken down^H5422^(H8799) to fortify^H1219^(H8763) the wall^H2346.

¹¹ You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn’t look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who planned it long ago.

KJVYe made^H6213^(H8804) also a ditch^H4724 between the two walls^H2346 for the water^H4325 of the old^H3465 pool^H1295: but ye have not looked^H5027^(H8689) unto the maker^H6213^(H8802) thereof, neither had respect^H7200^(H8804) unto him that fashioned^H3335^(H8802) it long ago^H7350.

¹² In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;

KJVAnd in that day^H3117 did the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 call^H7121^(H8799) to weeping^H1065, and to mourning^H4553, and to baldness^H7144, and to girding^H2296^(H8800) with sackcloth^H8242:

¹³ and behold, there is joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

KJVAnd behold joy^H8342 and gladness^H8057, slaying^H2026^(H8800) oxen^H1241, and killing^H7819^(H8800) sheep^H6629, eating^H398^(H8800) flesh^H1320, and drinking^H8354^(H8800) wine^H3196: let us eat^H398^(H8800) and drink^H8354^(H8800); for to morrow^H4279 we shall die^H4191^(H8799).

¹⁴ Yahweh of Armies revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

KJVAnd it was revealed^H1540^(H8738) in mine ears^H241 by the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, Surely this iniquity^H5771 shall not be purged^H3722^(H8792) from you till ye die^H4191^(H8799), saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635.

¹⁵ The Lord, Yahweh of Armies says, “Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say,

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635, Go^H3212^(H8798), get^H935^(H8798) thee unto this treasurer^H5532^(H8802), even unto Shebna^H7644, which is over the house^H1004, and say,

¹⁶ ‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”

KJVWhat hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out^H2672^(H8804) a sepulchre^H6913 here^H6311, as he that heweth him out^H2672^(H8802) a sepulchre^H6913 on high^H4791, and that graveth^H2710^(H8802) an habitation^H4908 for himself in a rock^H5553?

¹⁷ Behold, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.

KJVBehold, the LORD^H3068 will carry thee away^H2904^(H8772) with a mighty^H1397 captivity^H2925, and will surely^H5844^(H8800) cover^H5844^(H8802) thee.

¹⁸ He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. There you will die, and there the chariots of your glory will be, you disgrace of your lord’s house.

KJVHe will surely^H6801^(H8800) violently turn^H6801^(H8799) and toss^H6802 thee like a ball^H1754 into a large^H7342^H3027 country^H776: there shalt thou die^H4191^(H8799), and there the chariots^H4818 of thy glory^H3519 shall be the shame^H7036 of thy lord's^H113 house^H1004.

¹⁹ I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.

KJVAnd I will drive^H1920^(H8804) thee from thy station^H4673, and from thy state^H4612 shall he pull thee down^H2040^(H8799).

²⁰ It will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, that I will call^H7121^(H8804) my servant^H5650 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518:

²¹ and I will clothe him with your robe, and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

KJVAnd I will clothe^H3847^(H8689) him with thy robe^H3801, and strengthen^H2388^(H8762) him with thy girdle^H73, and I will commit^H5414^(H8799) thy government^H4475 into his hand^H3027: and he shall be a father^H1 to the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, and to the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063.

²² I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.

KJVAnd the key^H4668 of the house^H1004 of David^H1732 will I lay^H5414^(H8804) upon his shoulder^H7926; so he shall open^H6605^(H8804), and none shall shut^H5462^(H8802); and he shall shut^H5462^(H8804), and none shall open^H6605^(H8802).

²³ I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.

KJVAnd I will fasten^H8628^(H8804) him as a nail^H3489 in a sure^H539^(H8737) place^H4725; and he shall be for a glorious^H3519 throne^H3678 to his father's^H1 house^H1004.

²⁴ They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.

KJVAnd they shall hang^H8518^(H8804) upon him all the glory^H3519 of his father's^H1 house^H1004, the offspring^H6631 and the issue^H6849, all vessels^H3627 of small^H6996 quantity, from the vessels^H3627 of cups^H101, even to all the vessels^H3627 of flagons^H5035.

²⁵ “In that day,” says Yahweh of Armies, “the nail that was fastened in a sure place will give way. It will be cut down and fall. The burden that was on it will be cut off, for Yahweh has spoken it.”

KJVIn that day^H3117, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, shall the nail^H3489 that is fastened^H8628^(H8803) in the sure^H539^(H8737) place^H4725 be removed^H4185^(H8799), and be cut down^H1438^(H8738), and fall^H5307^(H8804); and the burden^H4853 that was upon it shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738): for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

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