And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish,(A) Kittim, and Dodanim.[a]

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  1. 10:4 Some Hb mss, LXX read Rodanim; 1Ch 1:7

The sons of Javan:

Elishah,(A) Tarshish,(B) the Kittites(C) and the Rodanites.[a]

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  1. Genesis 10:4 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Septuagint and 1 Chron. 1:7); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Dodanites

A Pronouncement against Tyre

23 A pronouncement(A) concerning Tyre:(B)

Wail, ships of Tarshish,(C)
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.[a](D)

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  1. 23:1 Hb Kittim

A Prophecy Against Tyre

23 A prophecy against Tyre:(A)

Wail,(B) you ships(C) of Tarshish!(D)
    For Tyre is destroyed(E)
    and left without house or harbor.
From the land of Cyprus
    word has come to them.

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12 He said,
“You will not celebrate anymore,
ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus(A)
even there you will have no rest!”

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12 He said, “No more of your reveling,(A)
    Virgin Daughter(B) Sidon, now crushed!

“Up, cross over to Cyprus;(C)
    even there you will find no rest.”

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10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus[a](A) and take a look.
Send someone to Kedar(B) and consider carefully;
see if there has ever been anything like this:

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  1. 2:10 Lit to the islands of Kittim

10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus(A) and look,
    send to Kedar[a](B) and observe closely;
    see if there has ever been anything like this:

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  1. Jeremiah 2:10 In the Syro-Arabian desert

30 Ships of Kittim[a](A) will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant.

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  1. 11:30 = the Romans

30 Ships of the western coastlands(A) will oppose him, and he will lose heart.(B) Then he will turn back and vent his fury(C) against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

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