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Isaiah 23:14

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

KJV

Ululate, naves maris, quia devastata est fortitudo vestra.

Vulgate

ὀλολύξατε, πλοῖα Καρχηδόνος, ὅτι ἀπόλωλε τὸ ὀχύρωμα ὑμῶν.

LXX

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

ASV

הֵילִ֖ילוּ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מָעֻזְּ/כֶֽן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Tarshish

In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֳנִיּ֣וֹת
'nyvt
noun · 32×
ה
h
proper_noun · 28×
הֵילִ֖ילוּ
hylylv
verb · 31×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מָע֣וֹז
m'vz
noun · 36×
שֻׁדַּ֖ד
shdd
verb · 58×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 27:25 — The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
  • Isa 23:1 — 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.
  • Isa 23:10 — Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
  • Rev 18:17 — For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,