What Does Isaiah 23:12 Mean?

“And he said”

to say (used with great latitude)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“Thou shalt no more”

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

“rejoice”

to jump for joy, i.e., exult

“O thou oppressed”

to press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

“virgin”

a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state

“daughter”

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

“of Zidon”

tsidon, the name of a son of canaan, and of a place in palestine

“to Chittim”

a kittite or cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e., the greeks or romans on the shores opposite palestine

“arise”

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

“pass over”

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“there also shalt thou have no rest”

to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l