Isaiah 23:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 a harlot.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    On that day, Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king’s lifetime. At the end of seventy years, Tyre will be like the song of a prostitute.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass in that day,{H3117} that Tyre{H6865} shall be forgotten{H7911} seventy{H7657} years,{H8141} according to the days{H3117} of one{H259} king:{H4428} after the end{H7093} of seventy{H7657} years{H8141} it shall be unto Tyre{H6865} as in the song{H7892} of the harlot.{H2181}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass in that day{H3117}, that Tyre{H6865} shall be forgotten{H7911}{(H8737)} seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, according to the days{H3117} of one{H259} king{H4428}: after the end{H7093} of seventy{H7657} years{H8141} shall Tyre{H6865} sing{H7892} as an harlot{H2181}{(H8802)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After that, shal the lxx yeares of Tirus (euen as longe as their kinges life was) be forgotten. And after lxx. yeares, it shal happe to Tirus as with an harlot that playeth vpon a lute.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And in that day shall Tyrus bee forgotten seuentie yeeres, (according to the yeeres of one King) at the ende of seuentie yeeres shall Tyrus sing as an harlot.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And in that day shal Tyre be forgotten seuentie yeres, accordyng to the yeres of one king: & after the ende of the seuentie yeres shall Tyre sing as doth an harlot.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 it shall be to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it hath come to pass, in that day, That forgotten is Tyre seventy years, According to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years there is to Tyre as the song of the harlot.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it will be in that day that Tyre will go out of mind for seventy years, that is, the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it will be for Tyre as in the song of the loose woman.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It will come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. After the end of seventy years it will be to Tyre like in the song of the prostitute.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the typical life span of a king. At the end of seventy years Tyre will try to attract attention again, like the prostitute in the popular song:

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 25:22 : 22 And all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea,
  • Jer 27:3-7 : 3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah, king of Judah; 4 And command them to say to their masters, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to your masters; 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the very time of his land comes: and then many nations and great kings shall enslave him.
  • Jer 29:10 : 10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
  • Ezek 27:25 : 25 The ships of Tarshish sang of you in your market: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
  • Ezek 29:11 : 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited for forty years.
  • Dan 7:14 : 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
  • Dan 8:21 : 21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
  • Hos 2:15 : 15 And I will give her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came out of the land of Egypt.
  • Rev 17:10 : 10 And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short time.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says the LORD, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 23:16-18
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    88%

    16 Take a harp, go about the city, you harlot that has been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered.

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

    18 And her goods and her trade 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.

  • Isa 23:14
    80%

    14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

  • Isa 23:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 The burden concerning Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish; for it is destroyed, so there is no house, no entrance: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

    2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island; you whom the merchants of Zidon, that cross over the sea, have filled.

  • Ezek 27:31-36
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    77%

    31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for you, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

    32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, What city is like Tyre, like the one destroyed in the midst of the sea?

    33 When your wares went forth out of the seas, you filled many people; you enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.

    34 In the time when you shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters your merchandise and all your company in the midst of you shall fall.

    35 All the inhabitants of the islands shall be astonished at you, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

    36 The merchants among the peoples shall hiss at you; you shall be a terror, and never shall be any more.

  • Isa 23:4-8
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    4 Be ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I do not travail, nor bring forth children, neither do I rear young men, nor raise virgins.

    5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so they shall be greatly pained at the report of Tyre.

    6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you inhabitants of the island.

    7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is from ancient days? her own feet shall carry her far away to sojourn.

    8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?

  • Jer 25:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

    12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, says the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

  • Ezek 26:13-18
    6 verses
    72%

    13 And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more.

    14 And I will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be a place to spread nets upon; you shall be built no more; for I the LORD have spoken it, says the Lord GOD.

    15 Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in your midst?

    16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes and put off their embroidered garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground and tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

    17 And they shall take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: 'How are you destroyed, that were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, which was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all that haunt it!'

    18 Now shall the isles tremble on the day of your fall; yes, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure.

  • Ezek 26:2-5
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    2 Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, 'Aha, she is broken, that was the gate of the peoples; she has turned to me; I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste.'

    3 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.

    4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.

    5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken it, says the Lord GOD; and it shall become a spoil to the nations.

  • Ezek 27:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 Now, you son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;

    3 And say to Tyre, O you who are situated at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the peoples for many islands, Thus says the Lord GOD; O Tyre, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.

  • Ezek 27:25
    71%

    25 The ships of Tarshish sang of you in your market: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

  • Isa 23:10
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    10 Flow through your land like a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.

  • Amos 1:9-10
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    9 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and did not remember the brotherly covenant:

    10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, which shall devour its palaces.

  • Zech 9:3-4
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    3 And Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the dirt of the streets.

    4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and will strike her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

  • Isa 23:12
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    12 And he said, You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, cross over to Chittim; there also you shall have no rest.

  • Jer 29:10
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    10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

  • Isa 47:7-8
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    7 And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end.

    8 Therefore hear this now, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.'

  • Ezek 16:35
    68%

    35 Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD;

  • Ezek 27:27
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    27 Your riches, and your markets, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your caulkers, and the occupiers of your merchandise, and all your men of war, who are in you, and in all your company which is in the midst of you, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of your ruin.

  • Ezek 23:35
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    35 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore you shall also bear your lewdness and your harlotries.

  • Isa 3:26
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    26 And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit on the ground.

  • Jer 23:40
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    40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

  • Ezek 27:9
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    9 The elders of Gebal and its wise men were in you, your caulkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to occupy your merchandise.

  • Ezek 23:17
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    17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their harlotry, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.

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    41 And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you also shall give no remuneration any more.

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    30 I will do these things to you, because you have gone a whoring after the heathen, and because you are polluted with their idols.

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