Isaiah 23:15-17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 23:15-18

Here is, I. The time fixed for the continuance of the desolations of Tyre, which were not to be perpetual desolations: Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, Isa. 23:15. So long it shall lie neglected and buried in obscurity. It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar much about the time that Jerusalem was, and lay as long as it did in its ruins. See the folly of that proud ambitious conqueror. What the richer, what the stronger, was he for making himself master of Tyre, when all the inhabitants were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:15

And it shall come to pass in that day ,.... When Tyre is destroyed, from that time forward: that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years ; shall so long lie in its ruin, and not be rebuilt; it shall be without inhabitants, and unfrequented by men; there shall be no merchandise in it during that time; no merchants will come nigh it; she will be like a harlot cast off and forgotten by her lover: the term of time is the same with that of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, and great part of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:16

Take a harp, go about the city ,.... As harlots used to do, that by their music, both vocal and instrumental, they might allure men into their company to commit fornication with them; so Tyre is directed to, or rather this is a prophecy that she should take very artful and ensnaring methods to restore her commerce and merchandise: thou harlot that hast been forgotten ; See Gill on Isaiah 23:15 , make sweet melody ; or, "do well by striking" F11 הטיבי נגן "benefac pulsando",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:17

And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years ,.... When the seventy years before mentioned are ended: that the Lord will visit Tyre ; not in judgment, as before, but in mercy: and she shall return to her hire ; trade and merchandise; that shall revive, and be as in times past: and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world, upon the face of the earth ; be a mart of nations again, as in Isaiah 23:3 that is, trade and traffic with all nations of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:15

According to the days of one king - What is, of one kingdom; see Daniel 7:17 , Daniel 8:20 . Nebuchadnezzar began his conquests in the first year of his reign; from thence to the taking of Babylon by Cyrus are seventy years, at which time the nations subdued by Nebuchadnezzar were to be restored to liberty. These seventy years limit the duration of the Babylonish monarchy. Tyre was taken by him towards the middle of that period; so did not serve the king of Babylon during the whole... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:17

After the end of seventy years - Tyre, after its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, recovered, as it is here foretold, its ancient trade, wealth, and grandeur; as it did likewise after a second destruction by Alexander. It became Christian early with the rest of the neighboring countries. St. Paul himself found many Christians there, Acts 21:4 . It suffered much in the Diocletian persecution. It was an archbishopric under the patriarchate of Jerusalem, with fourteen bishoprics under its... 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 23:15

Tyro shall be forgotten ; i.e. "shall cease to occupy men's thoughts, as a factor in politics—shall pass out of their calculations, and count for nothing." Seventy years . "Forty years" and "seventy years" are the chief representatives in Scripture of an indefinite time. The week of creation seems to have given to seven its quasi-sacred character, which passed from the primary number to the corresponding decimal one. The sacred use of "seventy" appears first in the "seventy elders" who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:15-18

TYRE 'S RESTORATION TO PROSPERITY AND CONVERSION TO JEHOVAH . After an interval, expressed by the symbolic number of" seventy years," Tyre is to rise from her ashes, and become once more a prosperous state, resuming her former occupation of a "merchant city," and once more making great gains, which she will devote to the service of Jehovah. St. Jerome thought that this prophecy had not been accomplished in his day. If so, it cannot be said to have been accomplished yet;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 23:15-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 23:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 23:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 23:15-18

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