Isaiah 23:15 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 23:15

At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

BSB

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ASV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.

KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Tyre shall be forgotten - Shall cease to be a place of importance in commerce; shall be unheard of in those distant places to which ships formerly sailed. Seventy years, according to the days of one king - ‘That is, of one kingdom (see Dan 7:17; Dan 8:20).’ (Lowth) The word ‘king’ may denote dynasty, or kingdom. The duration of the Babylonian monarchy was properly but seventy years. Nebuchadnezzar began his conquest in the first year of his reign, and from thence to the taking of Babylon by Cyrus was seventy years.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Tyre was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, Jer. xxvii, 3, 8 Ezek xxvi, 7, a little after the taking of Jerusalem and was restored by the favour of the Persian monarchs after the return of the Jews. One king - One royal race of Nebuchadnezzar, including his son, and his son's son, in whom his family and kingdom were to expire.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

29:10). shall Tyre sing as . . . harlot--It shall be to Tyre as the song of the harlot, namely, a harlot that has been forgotten, but who attracts notice again by her song. Large marts of commerce are often compared to harlots seeking many lovers, that is, they court merchants of all nations, and admit any one for the sake of gain (Na 3:4;

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם	bai.Yom	in the day	H3117 →
הַה֔וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
וְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַת	ve.nish.Ka.chat	and [will be] forgotten	H7911 →
צֹר֙	tzor	Tyre	H6865 →
שִׁבְעִ֣ים	shiv.'Im	seventy	H7657 →
שָׁנָ֔ה	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
כִּימֵ֖י	ki.Mei	like [the] days of	H3117 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	a king	H4428 →
אֶחָ֑ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
מִקֵּ֞ץ	mi.Ketz	from [the] end of	H7093 →
שִׁבְעִ֤ים	shiv.'Im	seventy	H7657 →
שָׁנָה֙	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih.Yeh	it will happen	H1961 →
לְצֹ֔ר	le.Tzor	to Tyre	H6865 →
כְּשִׁירַ֖ת	ke.shi.Rat	like [the] song of	H7892 →
הַזּוֹנָֽה׃	ha.zo.Nah	the prostitute	H2181 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hosea 2:15
There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the…
leads to
- Jeremiah 2:2
  “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness,…
- Ezekiel 28:26
  And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that…
- Hosea 11:1
  When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- Joshua 7:26
  And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this…
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Through
Ezekiel 27:25
The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
leads to
- Isaiah 2:16
  against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
Through
Jeremiah 25:22
all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
leads to
- Jeremiah 47:4
  For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
Through
Daniel 8:21
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
leads to
- Daniel 10:20
  “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece…

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Where the connections lead

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About Isaiah