Passage

Isaiah 23.12

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"10. Pass through thy land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint any more. 11. He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: Jehovah hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof."

"12. And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon: arise, pass over to Kittim; even there shalt thou have no rest."

"13. Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin. 14. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste." (Isaiah 23:10-14, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"10. Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more. 11. He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. Yahweh has ordered the destruction of Canaan’s strongholds."

"12. He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”"

"13. Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people was not. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin. 14. Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!" (Isaiah 23:10-14, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"10. Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. ^{strength: Heb. girdle} 11. He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. ^{against: or, concerning a merchantman} ^{the merchant city: Heb. Canaan} ^{strong: or, strengths}"

"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." (Isaiah 23:10-14, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"10. Pass through thy land as a brook, Daughter of Tarshish, there is no more a girdle. 11. His hand He hath stretched out over the sea, He hath caused kingdoms to tremble, Jehovah hath charged concerning the merchant one, To destroy her strong places."

"12. And He saith, 'Thou dost not add any more to exult, O oppressed one, virgin daughter of Zidon, To Chittim arise, pass over, Even there, there is no rest for thee.'"

"13. Lo, the land of the Chaldeans, this people was not, Asshur founded it for the Ziim, They raised its watch-towers, They lifted up her palaces,, He hath appointed her for a ruin! 14. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed." (Isaiah 23:10-14, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H1330 - bethulah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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