Isaiah 23

YHWH pronounces an oracle against Ṣôr (Tyre), foretelling its merchants' mourning as trading partners like Ṣīdôn (Sidon), Egypt, and Cyprus face destruction or siege, leading to Tyre's humbling and temporary prostitution to kings before eventual restoration after seventy years, after which it will resume maritime trade under YHWH's sovereignty.

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Verse 4
Be ashamed Be ashamed Be ashamed O Sidon Fishing-Town Tsidon for for/because for has spoken he said he said the sea sea of sea of stronghold stronghold of stronghold of of the sea the sea the sea saying to say to say not not not I have travailed I writhed I writhed nor and not and not given birth I brought forth offspring I brought forth offspring nor and not and not reared I made great I caused to grow young men chosen young men chosen youths brought up I highly exalted I highly exalted virgins set-apart young women set-apart young women
בּ֣וֹשִׁי 𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤉 boshi Be ashamed Be ashamed Be ashamed HVqv2fs צִיד֔וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 tsidon O Sidon Fishing-Town Tsidon HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has spoken he said he said HVqp3ms יָ֔ם 𐤉𐤌 yam the sea sea of sea of HNcmsa מָע֥וֹז 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤆 maoz stronghold stronghold of stronghold of HNcmsc הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn חַ֣לְתִּי 𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤉 chaleti chula (Bemba) I have travailed I writhed I writhed HVqp1cs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn יָלַ֗דְתִּי 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕𐤉 yaladeti fyala (Bemba) given birth I brought forth offspring I brought forth offspring HVqp1cs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not and not HC/Tn גִדַּ֛לְתִּי 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 gidaleti reared I made great I caused to grow HVpp1cs בַּחוּרִ֖ים 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 bachurim young men chosen young men chosen youths HNcmpa רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי 𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌𐤕𐤉 romameti brought up I highly exalted I highly exalted HVop1cs בְתוּלֽוֹת 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤅𐤕 vetulot virgins set-apart young women set-apart young women HNcfpa
Verse 12
And he said and he said and he said no not not you will add you will cause to add you will add anymore still, again, further again to rejoice to exult to exult O oppressed one the oppressed woman the oppressed woman virgin set-apart young woman of young woman of daughter of daughter of daughter of Sidon Fishing-Town Tsidon Kittim Kittim islanders Kiti Kittim Kittimites Kiti arise Rise up Rise up cross over Cross over! cross over even also also there in that place there no not not rest he will rest it will rest for you — for you
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not not HTn תוֹסִ֥יפִי 𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐𐤉 tosifi you will add you will cause to add you will add HVhi2fs ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further again HD לַ/עְל֑וֹז 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤆 laeloz to rejoice to exult to exult HR/Vqc הַֽ/מְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤄 hameushaqah O oppressed one the oppressed woman the oppressed woman HTd/VPsfsa בְּתוּלַ֣ת 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤕 betulat virgin set-apart young woman of young woman of HNcfsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter of daughter of daughter of HNcfsc צִיד֗וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 tsidon Sidon Fishing-Town Tsidon HNp כתיים 𐤊𐤕𐤉𐤉𐤌 khtyym Kittim Kittim islanders Kiti HNp כִּתִּים֙ 𐤊𐤕𐤉𐤌 kitim Kittim Kittimites Kiti HNp ק֣וּמִי 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤉 qumi uku-ima (Bemba) arise Rise up Rise up HVqv2fs עֲבֹ֔רִי 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 avori cross over Cross over! cross over HVqv2fs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also also HTa שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 no not not HTn יָנ֥וּחַֽ 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇 yanucha rest he will rest it will rest HVqi3ms לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for you for you HR/Sp2fs
Verse 13
Behold Look! look land land land of-the-Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi this this one this one the-people the gathered people the gathered people not not not was he was / he became it was Assyria Ashshur Ashur founded-it he laid her foundation he founded her for-desert-creatures to desert-dwellers to jackals they-raised they raised up they raised up its-siege-towers his siege-watchtowers his siege-watchtowers its-siege-towers his siege-towers his siege-towers they-stripped they stripped bare they stripped bare its-palaces her exalted citadels her exalted citadels they-made she set she set a-ruin to a collapse to a collapse
הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! look HTm אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim of-the-Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi HNp זֶ֤ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָיָ֔ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became it was HVqp3ms אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp יְסָדָ֣/הּ 𐤉𐤎𐤃/𐤄 yesadah founded-it he laid her foundation he founded her HVqp3ms/Sp3fs לְ/צִיִּ֑ים 𐤋/𐤑𐤉𐤉𐤌 letsiyim for-desert-creatures to desert-dwellers to jackals HR/Ncmpa הֵקִ֣ימוּ 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 heqimu uku-ima (Bemba) they-raised they raised up they raised up HVhp3cp בחיני/ו 𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vchynyv its-siege-towers his siege-watchtowers his siege-watchtowers HNcmpc/Sp3ms בַחוּנָ֗י/ו 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vachunayv its-siege-towers his siege-towers his siege-towers HNcmpc/Sp3ms עֹרְרוּ֙ 𐤏𐤓𐤓𐤅 oreru they-stripped they stripped bare they stripped bare HVmp3cp אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 aremenoteyha its-palaces her exalted citadels her exalted citadels HNcmpc/Sp3fs שָׂמָ֖/הּ 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 samah they-made she set she set HVqp3ms/Sp3fs לְ/מַפֵּלָֽה 𐤋/𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤄 lemapelah a-ruin to a collapse to a collapse HR/Ncfsa
Verse 15
and it will be and he/it became and it will be in the day in the day in the day that he that and she will be forgotten and she was forgotten and it will be forgotten Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor seventy seventy seventy years year-cycle year-cycle like the days of days of like the days of king king of king of one one one at the end of from end-of from end-of seventy seventy seventy years year-cycle year-cycle it will be he will come to be it will be for Tyre to Tyre to Tsor like the song of as song of like the song of the prostitute the prostituting woman the prostituting woman
וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms וְ/נִשְׁכַּ֤חַת 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤕 venishekachat and she will be forgotten and she was forgotten and it will be forgotten HC/VNq3fs צֹר֙ 𐤑𐤓 tsor Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor HNp שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim seventy seventy seventy HAcbpa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa כִּ/ימֵ֖י 𐤊/𐤉𐤌𐤉 kimey like the days of days of like the days of HR/Ncmpc מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsa אֶחָ֑ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa מִ/קֵּ֞ץ 𐤌/𐤒𐤑 miqets at the end of from end-of from end-of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְעִ֤ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim-2 seventy seventy seventy HAcbpa שָׁנָה֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah-2 years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms לְ/צֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤑𐤓 letsor for Tyre to Tyre to Tsor HR/Np כְּ/שִׁירַ֖ת 𐤊/𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤕 keshirat like the song of as song of like the song of HR/Ncbsc הַ/זּוֹנָֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤅𐤍𐤄 hazonah the prostitute the prostituting woman the prostituting woman HTd/Vqrfsa
Verse 17
And it will be and he/it became and it will be at the end of from end-of from end-of seventy seventy seventy years year-cycle year-cycle will visit he will attend to he will attend to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor and she will return and she returned and she will return to her harlot's wages to her prostitute-payment to her prostitute-payment and she will prostitute and she will act as a prostitute and she will act as a prostitute [direct object marker] object-marker [·] all entirety of all of kingdoms kingly realms of kingdoms of of the earth the earth the earth with upon upon on the face face of before the face of of the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land
וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms מִ/קֵּ֣ץ 𐤌/𐤒𐤑 miqets at the end of from end-of from end-of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim seventy seventy seventy HAcbpa שָׁנָ֗ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa יִפְקֹ֤ד 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 yifeqod will visit he will attend to he will attend to HVqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo צֹ֔ר 𐤑𐤓 tsor Tyre Tsor (Rock-City) Tsor HNp וְ/שָׁבָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤄 veshavah and she will return and she returned and she will return HC/Vqq3fs לְ/אֶתְנַנָּ֑/ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤍/𐤄 leetenanah to her harlot's wages to her prostitute-payment to her prostitute-payment HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וְ/זָֽנְתָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤍𐤕𐤄 vezanetah and she will prostitute and she will act as a prostitute and she will act as a prostitute HC/Vqq3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc מַמְלְכ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhot mamlaka (Swahili) kingdoms kingly realms of kingdoms of HNcfpc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon upon HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney on the face face of before the face of HNcbpc הָ/אֲדָמָֽה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 18
and it will be and he/it became and it will be her merchandise her trade-gain her merchandise and her hire and her prostitute-hire and her hire holiness set-apartness holiness to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh not not not it will be stored he will be kept in reserve it will be stored nor and not and not hoarded he will be stored up it will be hoarded for for/because for to those dwelling to the dwelling-ones to those dwelling before to the face of to before the face of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh it will be he will come to be it will be her merchandise her trade-gain her merchandise for eating to eat to eat to satisfaction to full satisfaction to full satisfaction and for covering and for a covering and for covering ancient venerable ancient one ancient
וְ/הָיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms סַחְרָ֜/הּ 𐤎𐤇𐤓/𐤄 sacherah her merchandise her trade-gain her merchandise HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶתְנַנָּ֗/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤍/𐤄 veetenanah and her hire and her prostitute-hire and her hire HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs קֹ֚דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holiness set-apartness holiness HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר 𐤉𐤀𐤑𐤓 yeatser it will be stored he will be kept in reserve it will be stored HVNi3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן 𐤉𐤇𐤎𐤍 yechasen hoarded he will be stored up it will be hoarded HVNi3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֞ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 layoshevim to those dwelling to the dwelling-ones to those dwelling HRd/Vqrmpa לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יִֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms סַחְרָ֔/הּ 𐤎𐤇𐤓/𐤄 sacherah-2 her merchandise her trade-gain her merchandise HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol okèlè (Yoruba) for eating to eat to eat HR/Vqc לְ/שָׂבְעָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 lesaveah to satisfaction to full satisfaction to full satisfaction HR/Ncfsa וְ/לִ/מְכַסֶּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤊𐤎𐤄 velimekhaseh and for covering and for a covering and for covering HC/R/Ncmsa עָתִֽיק 𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤒 atiq ancient venerable ancient one ancient HAamsa
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