{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/23","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T11:17:18.226Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":23,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":22,"nextChapter":24,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"THE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of the sea, for the house is destroyed, from whence they were wont to come: from the land of Cethim it is revealed to them. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Be thou ashamed, O Sidon: for the sea speaketh, even the strength of the sea, saying: I have not been in labour, nor have I brought forth, nor have I nourished up young men, nor brought up virgins. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"When it shall be heard in Egypt, they will be sorry when they shall hear of Tyre: "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Pass over the seas, howl, ye inhabitants of the island. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Is not this your city, which gloried from of old in her antiquity? her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, that was formerly crowned, whose merchants were princes, and her traders the nobles of the earth? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Pass thy land as a river, O daughter of the sea, thou hast a girdle no more. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He stretched out his hand over the sea, he troubled kingdoms: the Lord hath given a charge against Chanaan, to destroy the strong ones thereof. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he said: Thou shalt glory no more, O virgin daughter of Sidon, who art oppressed: arise and sail over to Cethim, there also thou shalt have no, rest. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Behold the land of the Chaldeans, there was not such a people, the Assyrian founded it: they have led away the strong ones thereof into captivity, they have destroyed the houses thereof, they have brought it to ruin. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Howl, O ye ships of the sea, for your strength is laid waste. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And it shall come to pass in that day that thou, O Tyre, shalt be forgotten, seventy years, according to the days of one king: but after seventy years, there shall be unto Tyre as the song of a harlot. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten: sing well, sing many a song, that thou mayst be remembered. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And it shall come to pass after seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and will bring her back again to her traffic: and she shall commit fornication again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And her merchandise and her hire shall be sanctified to the Lord: they shall not be kept in store, nor laid up: for her merchandise shall be for them that shall dwell before the Lord, that they may eat unto fulness, and be clothed for a continuance. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 23 (DRB)","markdown":"[Isaiah 23](https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/23)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/isaiah/23 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}