Isaiah 23:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The 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.”
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
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
מַשָּׂא
the oracle of
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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גָּלָה
it has been revealed
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גָּלָה
To reveal, to uncover. Galah. God reveals deep and hidden things. He does not keep His purposes secret from those who seek Him.
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כִּתִּי
Cyprus
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כִּתִּי
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
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שָׁדַד
it has been devastated
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שָׁדַד
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
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יָלַל
wail
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יָלַל
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
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צֹר
Tyre
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צֹר
Tsor, a place in Palestine
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