Isaiah 23:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The oracleמַשָּׂ֖א
(mas·sa)
4853b: utterance, oraclefrom nasa
concerning Tyre.צֹ֑ר
(tzor;)
6865: a Phoenician cityof foreign origin
Wail,הֵילִ֣ילוּ
(hei·li·lu)
3213: to howl, make a howlinga prim. root
O shipsאֳנִיֹּ֣ות
(o·ni·yo·vt)
591: a shipfrom the same as oni
of Tarshish,תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ
(tar·shish)
8659: a son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noblefrom the same as tarshish
For [Tyre] is destroyed,שֻׁדַּ֤ד
(shud·dad)
7703: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruina prim. root
without 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
houseמִבַּ֙יִת֙
(mib·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
[or] harbor;מִבֹּ֔וא
(mib·bo·v,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
It is reportedנִגְלָה־
(nig·lah-)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
to them from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Cyprus.כִּתִּ֖ים
(kit·tim)
3794: a son of Javan, also his desc. and their landfrom an unused name


















KJV Lexicon
The burden
massa'  (mas-saw')
burden, carry away, prophecy, they set, song, tribute.
of Tyre
Tsor  (tsore)
a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine -- Tyre, Tyrus.
Howl
yalal  (yaw-lal')
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one) -- (make to) howl, be howling.
ye ships
'oniyah  (on-ee-yaw')
a ship -- ship(-men).
of Tarshish
Tarshiysh  (tar-sheesh')
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
for it is laid waste
shadad  (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
so that there is no house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
no entering in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
from the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Chittim
Kittiy  (kit-tee')
patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine -- Chittim, Kittim.
it is revealed
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
to them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An oracle against Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

International Standard Version
A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them.

NET Bible
Here is a message about Tyre: Wail, you large ships, for the port is too devastated to enter! From the land of Cyprus this news is announced to them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is the divine revelation about Tyre. Cry loudly, you ships of Tarshish! Your port at Tyre is destroyed. Word has come to the ships from Cyprus.

King James 2000 Bible
The burden concerning Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
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