Lexham English Bible

Isaiah 23:1-7 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1. The oracle of Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for the house is destroyed so that no one can enter; it is announced to them from the land of Cyprus.

2. Be still, inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who travels over the sea, they filled you.

3. And on the great waters is the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile is its produce, and she was the merchandise of the nations.

4. Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea, the fortress of the sea said, saying, “I was not in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not reared young men, brought up young women.”

5. When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre.

6. Cross over to Tarshish! Wail, inhabitants of the coast!

7. Is this your exultant one, her origin from the days of long ago? Her feet brought her to dwell afar as an alien.