Isaiah 23:2

"The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them."

Key Reflection

In these verses, the prophet Isaiah uses metaphorical language to convey the fall and destruction of Tyre, a powerful trading city. The ships of Tarshish, which traded extensively with Tyre, are called upon to mourn its loss, symbolizing the far-reaching impact of this event on the trade network and the economic power structure of the region.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Be still -This is the description of a city which is destroyed, where the din of commerce, and the sound of revelry is no longer heard. It is an address of the prophet to Tyre, indicating that it would be soon still, and destroyed. Ye inhabitants of the isle -(of Tyre). The word ‘isle’ (אי'iy) is sometimes used to denote a “coast or maritime region” (see the note atIsaiah 20:6), but there seems no reason to doubt that here it means the island on which New Tyre was erected. This may have been occupied even before Old Tyre was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, though the main city was on the crest.

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