Isaiah 23 · Verse 6

Isaiah 23:6

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah 23:6, King James Version

Isaiah 23:6 in other translations

BSBCross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
WEBPass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
ASVPass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast.
YLTPass over to Tarshish, howl, ye inhabitants of the isle,
DARBYPass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!
BBEGo over to Tarshish; give cries of sorrow, O men of the sea-land.
WebsterPass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

What does Isaiah 23:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Pass ... over--Escape from Tyre to your colonies as Tarshish (compare Is 23:12). The Tyrians fled to Carthage and elsewhere, both at the siege under Nebuchadnezzar and that under Alexander.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 23:6 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.

עִבְר֖וּ'iv.Rupass overH5674
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahTarshish towardsH8659
הֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luwailH3213
יֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiO inhabitants ofH3427
אִֽי\׃'I[the] coastlandH339

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

Cross references for Isaiah 23:6

  • Isaiah 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.

  • Isaiah 21:15

    For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

  • Isaiah 16:7

    Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

  • Isaiah 23:10

    Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

  • Isaiah 23:1-2

    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. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pass.
10,12; 21:15
howl.
1,2; 16:7

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 23:7

    Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

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Isaiah 23:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pasaos á Tarsis; aullad, moradores de la isla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Traversez vers Tarsis, hurlez, vous, les habitants de l’île!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Fahret hinüber nach Tarsis; heulet, ihr Bewohner der Insel!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Transite maria, ululate, qui habitatis in insula!