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Isaiah 23:12-14
New English Translation
Isaiah 23:12-14
New English Translation
12 He said,
“You will no longer celebrate,
oppressed[a] virgin daughter Sidon!
Get up, travel to Cyprus,
but you will find no relief there.”[b]
13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,
these people who have lost their identity![c]
The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.
They erected their siege towers,[d]
demolished[e] its fortresses,
and turned it into a heap of ruins.[f]
14 Wail, you large ships,[g]
for your fortress is destroyed!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:12 tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.
- Isaiah 23:12 tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.
- Isaiah 23:13 tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”
- Isaiah 23:13 tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.
- Isaiah 23:13 tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.
- Isaiah 23:13 sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.
- Isaiah 23:14 tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” See the note at v. 1.
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