イザヤ書 23:10-14 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-15

Aspects of Divine judgment. I. ITS CERTAINTY . 1. The duration of time is no guarantee against its coming; Tyre was a " joyous city, whose antiquity was of ancient days" ( Isaiah 23:7 ), but judgment would fall upon her in God's chosen time. Both men and nations are apt to think that long continuance in comfort is a sufficient pledge that it will never be disturbed; duration begets a false sense of security. If men could only see things as they are, they would perceive that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

The fall of Tyre. I. THE ANCIENT FAME OF TYRO . Consecrated to Melkarth, the principal god of the city, the temple on the island, the supposed site of the ancient city, is said by Arrian to have been the most ancient within the memory of man. Ezekiel speaks of Tyre as "in the midst of the seas" ( Ezekiel 27:25 , Ezekiel 27:26 ). The Tyrians were closely connected with the Zidonians, those famous "hewers of timber" ( 1 Kings 5:6 ). And perhaps the Zidonians of Homer include... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:10

Pass through thy laud as a river ; rather, overflow thy land , as the Nile . Shake off all restraint; that is, give thy desires free vent—be no longer cramped and confined by the restrictions of the metro-polls. Tartessus is addressed, as the leading colony, and perhaps the one most oppressed; and in her person all the colonies are called on to shake themselves free of the mother city. There is no more strength ; rather, there is no more a girdle ; i.e. there is nothing that need... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:11

He stretched out his hand over the sea , By "he" we must understand "Jehovah" (see Isaiah 23:9 ). God has smitten Tyro—the great maritime power—destroyed its dominion, and set its subject cities free. He shook the kingdoms ; i.e. not only Tyre, but the other cities of the Phoenician coast, each of which had its own king. Against the merchant city ; rather, against Canaan . Phoenicia is called "Canaan," as England is often called "Britain." So the "SyroPhoenician woman" of Mark... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:12

He said . Jehovah continues his threatenings. The oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon —or rather, the oppressed virgin-daughter of Sidon— may he either. Tyre, which, according to some, was built by fugitives from Zidon, or Phoenicia generally, of which Zidon, as the "firstborn" ( Genesis 10:15 ), was a sort of mother. Pass over to Chittim (comp. Isaiah 23:6 ). Chittim (Cyprus) was a nearer refuge than Tarshish, and far more easily reached; but, on the other hand, it was much less... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:12

No escape from God's judgments. "There also shalt thou have no rest." Either the colonists would not receive them, or their enemies would still pursue after them, seeking them out even where they had found shelter. Reference is intended to those calamities which befell the Tyrians in their subsequent settlements—Cyprus, Sicily, Carthage, and Spain. Cheyne illustrates the expression by showing that "the long arm of Assyria reached them even in Cyprus, where Lull, King of Zidon, had already... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:13

Behold the land of the Chaldeans (comp. Isaiah 13:19 ; Isaiah 47:1 , Isaiah 47:5 ; Isaiah 48:14 , Isaiah 48:20 ). Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Isaiah knows the people as Chahleans (Kasdim), the capital as Babylon. Kaldi, in the inscriptions, is a rare word, and the name of a not very important tribe. Yet Berosus uses the term to designate the whole nation. This people was not ; rather, is not ; i.e. "is no more a people"—"has ceased to exist." Sargon conquered Babylon in B.C.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:14

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish (comp. Isaiah 23:1 ). The ships that traded with Tarshish, not those belonging to Tarshish, are intended. Your strength is laid waste ; rather, your stronghold ; i.e. Tyre itself. The elegy ends as it began, with a statement of the bare fact. Alexander's destruction of the city was the final and complete fulfillment of the prophecy. The captures by Esarhaddou, by Asshur-bani-pal, and by Nebuchadnezzar, were anticipations of the final one, and partial... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:10

Pass through thy land as a river - This verse has been very variously understood. Vitringa supposes that it means that all that held the city together - its fortifications, walls, etc., would be laid waste, and that as a river flows on without obstruction, so the inhabitants would be scattered far and near. Everything, says he, would be leveled, and the field would not be distinguishable from the city. Grotius thus renders it: ‘Pass to some one of thy colonies; as a river flows from the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:11

He stretched out his hand - That is, Yahweh (see Isaiah 23:9). To stretch out the hand is indicative of punishment (see the notes at Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 9:12), and means that God has resolved to inflict exemplary punishment on Tyre and its dependent colonies.Over the sea - That is, over the sea coast of Phenicia; or over the cities that were built on the coast. This alludes to the fact that Nebuchadnezzar would lay siege to these cities, and would ravage the maritime coast of Phenicia. It is... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:11

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