Isaías 23:13 RVR1960

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-14

Tyre being a sea-port town, this prophecy of its overthrow fitly begins and ends with, Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for all its business, wealth, and honour, depended upon its shipping; if that be ruined, they will be all undone. Observe, I. Tyre flourishing. This is taken notice of that her fall may appear the more dismal. 1. The merchants of Zidon, who traded at sea, had at first replenished her, Isa. 23:2. Zidon was the more ancient city, situated upon the same sea-cost, a few leagues more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:13

Behold the land of the Chaldeans ,.... Not Tyre, as some think, so called, because founded by the Chaldeans, who finding it a proper place for "ships", so they render the word "tziim", afterward used, and which is so interpreted by Jarchi, built the city of Tyre; but the country called Chaldea is here meant, and the Babylonish empire and monarchy, particularly Babylon, the head of it: this people was not ; a people, or of any great note and figure: till the Assyrian founded it for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:13

Behold the land of the Chaldeans - This verse is extremely obscure; the obscurity arises from the ambiguity of the agents, which belong to the verbs, and of the objects expressed by the pronouns; from the change of number of the verbs, and of gender in the pronouns. The MSS. give us no assistance, and the ancient Versions very little. The Chaldee and Vulgate read שמוה samoah , in the plural number. I have followed the interpretation which, among many different ones, seemed to be most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-14

THE BURDEN OF TYRE . We hero reach the last of the "burdens"—the concluding chapter of the series of denunciatory prophecies which commenced with Isaiah 13:1-22 . It is an elegy "in three stanzas, or strophes" (Cheyne)—the first extending from Isaiah 13:1 to Isaiah 13:5 ; the second, thence to Isaiah 13:9 ; and the third from Isaiah 13:10 to Isaiah 13:14 . An undertone of sadness, and even of commiseration, prevails throughout it, the prophet viewing Tyre as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 23:13

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:13

Behold the land of the Chaldeans - This is a very important verse, as it expresses the source from where these calamities were coming upon Tyre; and as it states some historical facts of great interest respecting the rise of Babylon. In the previous verses the prophet had foretold the certain destruction of Tyre, and had said that whoever was the agent, it was to be traced to the overruling providence of God. He here states distinctly that the agent in accomplishing all this would be the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 23:13

Isaiah 23:13. Behold the land of the Chaldeans, &c. This verse, in which there is much obscurity, will admit of different interpretations. One adopted by Dr. Lightfoot and some others, is to this purpose. Behold, how easily the land of the Chaldeans was destroyed by the Assyrians, though their own hands founded it, set up the tower of Babylon, and raised up its palaces; yet he, the Assyrian, brought it to ruin: the king of Assyria having lately taken Babylon, and made it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

Judgment on Phoenicia (23:1-18)Commerce was the source of Phoenicia’s power. Its merchant navy was well known throughout the ancient world, and Phoenician traders sailed to ports far and near. Phoenicia’s own ports, Tyre and Sidon, were among the most prosperous cities of the time, but because of their commercial greed and corruption they too will be destroyed.The prophet pictures the scene in various places when Tyre falls. Phoenician traders who have sailed to Cyprus are shocked when they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 23:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 23:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

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