Isaiah 23 · Verse 14

Isaiah 23:14

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 23:14, King James Version

Isaiah 23:14 in other translations

BSBWail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
WEBHowl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!
ASVHowl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.
YLTHowl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed.
DARBYHowl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.
BBELet a cry of sorrow go up, O ships of Tarshish: because your strong place is made waste.
WebsterHowl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

What does Isaiah 23:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. strength--stronghold (compare Eze 26:15-18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Howl, ye shops - The Prophet Ezekiel hath enlarged upon this part of the same subject with great force and elegance: - "Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Tyre: - At the sound of thy fall, at the cry of the wounded, At the great slaughter in the midst of thee, shall not the islands tremble? And shall not all the princes of the sea descend from their thrones, And lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments? They shall clothe themselves with trembling, they shall sit on the ground; They shall tremble every moment, they shall be astonished at thee. And they shall utter a lamentation over thee, and shall say unto thee: How art thou lost, thou that wast inhabited from the seas! The renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants! That struck with terror all her neighbors! Now shall the coasts tremble in the day of thy fall, And the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure." Eze 26:15-18.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 23:1-14

The overthrow of Tyre. (Is. 23:1-14) It is established again. (Is. 23:15-18) Verses 1-14 Tyre was the mart of the nations. She was noted for mirth and diversions; and this made her loth to consider the warnings God gave by his servants. Her merchants were princes, and lived like princes. Tyre being destroyed and laid waste, the merchants should abandon her. Flee to shift for thine own safety; but those that are…

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Isaiah 23:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luwailH3213
אֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotO ships ofH591
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishTarshishH8659
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
שֻׁדַּ֖דshu.Dadit has been devastatedH7703
מָעֻזְּכֶֽן\׃\ \סma.'u.ze.Khenstronghold yourH4581

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 23:14

  • Isaiah 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.

  • Ezekiel 27:25-30

    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. Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. …

  • Isaiah 2:16

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

  • Isaiah 23:6

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

  • Revelation 18:11-19

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1,6; Eze 27:25-30; Re 18:11-19

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Context

  • Isaiah 23:13

    Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

  • Isaiah 23:14

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

  • Isaiah 23:15

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

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Isaiah 23:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aullad, naves de Tarsis; porque destruída es vuestra fortaleza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Hurlez, navires de Tarsis, car votre forteresse est détruite.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Heulet, ihr Tarsisschiffe! Denn eure Feste ist verwüstet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ululate, naves maris, quia devastata est fortitudo vestra.