Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 23:16 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Isaiah 23:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 23 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.”
Isaiah 23:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 23:16
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten—This verse extends the prostitute metaphor with bitter irony. The aged prostitute, once popular but now forgotten (nishkachah), must actively solicit business. Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered (הֵיטִיבִי נַגֵּן הַרְבִּי־שִׁיר לְמַעַן תִּזָּכֵרִי)—The imperatives pile up: heytibi (play skillfully), naggen (make music), harbi-shiyr (multiply songs). The purpose: lema'an tizzakeri (so that you will be remembered).The pathos is intentional: former glory reduced to desperate self-promotion. Tyre,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 23:16
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“there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute”
“with the chastisement of a cruel one”