Isaiah 23:14
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.”
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
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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מָעוֹז
stronghold/ your
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מָעוֹז
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
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