Isaiah 23:16

Conservative English Version

You're gone and forgotten, you evil woman! So strut through the town, singing and playing your favorite tune to be remembered again.

Cross References

Isaiah 23:15

The city of Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, which is the lifetime of a king. Then Tyre will be like that evil woman in the song:

Isaiah 23:17

At the end of those seventy years, the LORD will let Tyre get back into business. The city will be like a woman who sells her body to everyone of every nation on earth,

Jeremiah 30:14

Your friends have forgotten you; they don't care anymore. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you.

Ezekiel 26:13

You will have no reason to sing or play music on harps,

Nahum 3:4

You were nothing more than a prostitute using your magical charms and witchcraft to attract and trap nations.