- 1The 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.מַשָּׂ֖א צֹ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֨יִת֙ מִבּ֔וֹא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה
- 2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.דֹּ֖מּוּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִיד֛וֹן עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם מִלְאֽוּךְ
- 3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם
- 4Be 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.בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַיָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא חַ֣לְתִּי וְלֹֽא יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְלֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת
- 5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.כַּֽאֲשֶׁר שֵׁ֖מַע לְמִצְרָ֑יִם יָחִ֖ילוּ כְּשֵׁ֥מַע צֹֽר
- 6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי
- 7Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.הֲזֹ֥את עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי קֶ֤דֶם קַדְמָתָהּ֙ יֹבִל֣וּהָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ מֵֽרָח֖וֹק לָגֽוּר
- 8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?מִ֚י יָעַ֣ץ זֹ֔את עַל צֹ֖ר הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֨יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ נִכְבַּדֵּי אָֽרֶץ
- 9The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּא֣וֹן כָּל צְבִ֔י לְהָקֵ֖ל כָּל נִכְבַּדֵּי אָֽרֶץ
- 10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.עִבְרִ֥י אַרְצֵ֖ךְ כַּיְאֹ֑ר בַּת תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ אֵ֖ין מֵ֥זַח עֽוֹד
- 11He 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.יָדוֹ֙ נָטָ֣ה עַל הַיָּ֔ם הִרְגִּ֖יז מַמְלָכ֑וֹת יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ
- 12And 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.וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא תוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹד לַעְל֑וֹז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת צִיד֗וֹן כתיים כִּתִּים֙ ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם שָׁ֖ם לֹא יָנ֥וּחַֽ
- 13Behold 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.הֵ֣ן אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה אַשּׁ֖וּר יְסָדָ֣הּ לְצִיִּ֑ים הֵקִ֣ימוּ בחיניו בַחוּנָ֗יו עֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ לְמַפֵּלָֽה
- 14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.הֵילִ֖ילוּ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מָעֻזְּכֶֽן
- 15And 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.וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַת צֹר֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה כִּימֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶחָ֑ד מִקֵּ֞ץ שִׁבְעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לְצֹ֔ר כְּשִׁירַ֖ת הַזּוֹנָֽה
- 16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.קְחִ֥י כִנּ֛וֹר סֹ֥בִּי עִ֖יר זוֹנָ֣ה נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה הֵיטִ֤יבִי נַגֵּן֙ הַרְבִּי שִׁ֔יר לְמַ֖עַן תִּזָּכֵֽרִי
- 17And 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.וְהָיָ֞ה מִקֵּ֣ץ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה יִפְקֹ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת צֹ֔ר וְשָׁבָ֖ה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת כָּל מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה
- 18And 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.וְהָיָ֨ה סַחְרָ֜הּ וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן כִּ֣י לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה סַחְרָ֔הּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה עָתִֽיק
Isaiah 23 KJV
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216 tagged Hebrew tokens121 distinct lexical entries18 of 18 verses source-tagged
צֹרH6865
Tsor, a place in Palestine
אֶרֶץH776
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
יָםH3220
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
עָבַרH5674
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
תַּרְשִׁישׁH8659
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
זָנָהH2181
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
יָלַלH3213
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Isaiah 23:1 | 5,497 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:2 | 2,920 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:3 | 4,994 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:4 | 6,838 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:5 | 2,685 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:6 | 1,917 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:7 | 2,782 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:8 | 5,453 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:9 | 3,062 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:10 | 3,762 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:11 | 3,114 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:12 | 7,763 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:13 | 6,851 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:14 | 2,943 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:15 | 7,465 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:16 | 4,200 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:17 | 7,019 | study verse |
| Isaiah 23:18 | 5,128 | study verse |
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