Isaiah 23:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.”

Isaiah 23:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 23:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 23:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!”

Isaiah 23:14 — World English Bible

Isaiah 23:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.”

Isaiah 23:14 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 23:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed.”

Isaiah 23:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 23:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Howl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.”

Isaiah 23:14 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 23:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howle yee shippes of Tarshish, for your strength is destroyed.”

Isaiah 23:14 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 23:14 in Context — Isaiah 23

12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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What Does Isaiah 23:14 Mean?

Isaiah 23:14 is a verse from the Book of Isaiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Isaiah chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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