Isaiah 23:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.”

Isaiah 23:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 23:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 23:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before Yahweh, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.”

Isaiah 23:18 — World English Bible

Isaiah 23:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.”

Isaiah 23:18 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 23:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And her merchandise and her gift have been holy to Jehovah, Not treasured up nor stored, For to those sitting before Jehovah is her merchandise, To eat to satiety, and for a lasting covering!”

Isaiah 23:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 23:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And her merchandise and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat and be sufficed, and for excellent clothing.”

Isaiah 23:18 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 23:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet her occupying and her wages shall bee holy vnto the Lord: it shall not be laied vp nor kept in store, but her marchandise shalbe for them that dwell before the Lord, to eate sufficiently, and to haue durable clothing. ”

Isaiah 23:18 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 23:18 in Context — Isaiah 23

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.

17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

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What Does Isaiah 23:18 Mean?

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