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Isaiah 23:14 Cross-References
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“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.”
Isaiah 23:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 23:14
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste (הֵילִילוּ אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ כִּי שֻׁדַּד מָעֻזְּכֶם)—The command to heylilu (wail, howl) frames the oracle (verses 1, 6, 14), creating literary closure. Ships of Tarshish represents Phoenicia's far-ranging merchant fleet, the source and symbol of their economic empire. Your ma'oz (fortress, strength, stronghold) is shuddad (destroyed, devastated, laid waste)—the passive verb emphasizes they couldn't defend themselves despite their power.Ships wailing is vivid personification: the instruments of commerce mourn their own obsolescen...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 23:14
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“you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste”
“you inhabitants of the coast!”
“for no one buys their merchandise any more;”
“and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.”
“and for all pleasant imagery.”