Isaiah 23 · Verse 5

Isaiah 23:5

As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
Isaiah 23:5, King James Version

Isaiah 23:5 in other translations

BSBWhen the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
WEBWhen the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
ASVWhen the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
YLTAs at the report of Egypt they are pained, So at the report of Tyre.
DARBY— When the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.
BBEWhen the news comes to Egypt they will be bitterly pained at the fate of Tyre.
WebsterAs at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

What does Isaiah 23:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. As, &c.--rather, "When the report (shall reach) the people of Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report concerning Tyre" (namely, its overthrow). So Jerome, "When the Egyptians shall hear that so powerful a neighboring nation has been destroyed, they must know their own end is near" [Lowth, &c.].

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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 23:5 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.

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-<just> whenH834
שֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'a reportH8088
לְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yim[is] to EgyptH4714
יָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.lupeople will be in anguishH2342
כְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'like [the] report ofH8088
צֹֽר\׃TzorTyreH6865

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Cross references for Isaiah 23:5

  • Joshua 2:9-11

    And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

  • Exodus 15:14-16

    The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

  • Ezekiel 28:19

    All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

  • Ezekiel 27:29-36

    And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? …

  • Ezekiel 26:15-21

    Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. …

  • Revelation 18:17-19

    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, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

  • Isaiah 19:16

    In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

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at the.
19:16; Ex 15:14-16; Jos 2:9-11
so shall.
Eze 26:15-21; 27:29-36; 28:19; Re 18:17-19

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Context

  • Isaiah 23:4

    Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

  • Isaiah 23:5

    As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

  • Isaiah 23:6

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

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Isaiah 23:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En llegando la fama á Egipto, tendrán dolor de las nuevas de Tiro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand la rumeur est arrivée en Égypte, ils ont été dans l’angoisse à l’ouïe des nouvelles de Tyr.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sobald die Kunde nach Ägypten kommt, werden sie zittern bei der Kunde von Tyrus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum auditum fuerit in Ægypto, dolebunt cum audierint de Tiro.