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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
joyous	עַלִּיזָ֑ה 'a.li.Zah	H5947	exultant · adjective, feminine singular absolute
antiquity	קַדְמָתָהּ֙ kad.ma.Tah	H6927	priority (in time) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
ancient	קֶ֤דֶם Ke.dem	H6924	the front · noun, common masculine singular absolute
days	מִֽימֵי mi.mei-	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
feet	רַגְלֶ֔יהָ rag.Lei.ha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
carry	יֹבִל֣וּהָ yoi.Lu.ha	H2986	properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
off	מֵֽרָח֖וֹק me.ra.Chok	H7350	remote · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute
sojourn	לָגֽוּר la.Gur	H1481	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Isaiah 22:2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Joshua 19:29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea f…
Ecclesiastes 10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Isaiah 32:13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
Isaiah 47:1-2 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 to the north, and Tyre was at first only a colony of that; but the daughter had outgrown the mother, and become much more considerable. It may be a mortification to great cities to think how they were at…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 23:7

Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city (Isa 23:12)? antiquity--The Tyrian priests boasted in HERODOTUS' time that their city had already existed 2300 years: an exaggeration, but still implying that it was ancient even then. her own feet--walking on foot as captives to an enemy's land.

John Gill on Isaiah 23:7

Is this your joyous city?.... Which the other day looked so gay, brisk, and cheerful, through the number of its inhabitants, largeness of trade, fullness of provisions, and pleasures of every kind; and now distressed and desolate, and no voice of joy and gladness heard in it: whose antiquity is of ancient days; the most ancient city in Phoenicia, excepting Zidon, as Strabo (w) says; and it was in being in the days of Joshua, Joshua 19:29 if the words there are rightly rendered; and if so, Josephus must be mistaken, unless he speaks of insular Tyre, when he says (x), that from the building of Tyre to the building of the temple (of Solomon) were two hundred and forty years, which must fall ve…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 23:7

Is this your exulting city? The Prophet mocks at Tyre, and ridicules her pride, because she boasted of the antiquity of her name. He likewise confirms what all would suppose to be incredible; for this prediction was undoubtedly laughed at, seeing that the power of Tyre was unshaken, and her wealth was like a wall of brass. So much the more confidently does Isaiah speak, and threaten that her ruin is certain, and that, though she be more ancient than other cities, and though she be universally applauded on that ground, still this will not prevent her from being destroyed. The origin of Tyre is traced in profane history from time almost out of mind, and is so obscure and intricate, that hardly…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 7) Is this not yours, which boasted in its ancient days? Tyre, pride, has been rebuked because it boasted in its ancient state and did not look to God. Instead, it remembered the names of its ancestors, thinking itself eternal. He led her two hundred feet away for a pilgrimage. He says this to those who remained in the city, and the captives were led to Babylon.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Pride · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Tarshish · .Commerce and wealth of — .Commerce and wealth of
Tyre · .Antiquity of — .Antiquity of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 23:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 23:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 23:7

John Gill on Isaiah 23:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 23:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 23:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 23:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 23:7

John Gill on Isaiah 23:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 23:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 23:6-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 23:5

Rashi on Isaiah 23:7