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Isaiah 23:6

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

KJV

Transite maria, ululate, qui habitatis in insula !

Vulgate

ἀπέλθατε εἰς Καρχηδόνα, ὀλολύξατε, οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ταύτῃ.

LXX

Pass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast.

ASV

עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁ/ה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Tarshish

In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִיִּ֖ים
'yym
noun · 36×
ה
h
proper_noun · 28×
הֵילִ֖ילוּ
hylylv
verb · 31×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 10:22 — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
  • Ezek 27:35 — All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
  • Isa 23:12 — And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
  • Jonah 1:3 — But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with the