Isaiah 23:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

This is a message from distant islands about the city of Tyre: Cry, you seagoing ships! Tyre and its houses lie in ruins.

Cross References

Jeremiah 47:4

You refugees from Crete, your time has now come, and I will destroy you. None of you will be left to help the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

Jeremiah 25:22

and to the kings of Tyre, Sidon, and their colonies across the sea.

Isaiah 2:16

all the seagoing ships, and every beautiful boat.

Jeremiah 2:10

of a crime that no nation has ever committed before. Just ask anyone, anywhere, from the eastern deserts to the islands in the west.

Isaiah 23:12

The Lord has said to the people of Sidon, “Your celebrating is over— you are crushed. Even if you escape to Cyprus, you won't find peace.”

1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat had seagoing ships built to sail to Ophir for gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber and never sailed.

1 Kings 10:22

Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.

Daniel 11:30

Ships from the west will come to attack him, and he will be discouraged. Then he will start back to his own country and take out his anger on the religion of God's faithful people, while showing kindness to those who are unfaithful.

Ezekiel 26:1

Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the first day of the month. He said:

Jeremiah 25:15

The Lord God of Israel showed me a vision in which he said, “Jeremiah, here is a cup filled with the wine of my anger. Take it and make every nation drink some.

Isaiah 60:9

On those distant islands your people are waiting for me, the Lord. Seagoing ships lead the way to bring them home with their silver and gold. I, the holy Lord God of Israel, do this to honor your people, so they will honor me.

Isaiah 24:10

Towns are crushed and in chaos; houses are locked tight.

Isaiah 15:8

In the towns of Eglaim and of Beerelim and everywhere else in Moab mournful cries are heard.

Psalm 48:7

or like seagoing ships wrecked by eastern winds.

2 Chronicles 9:21

Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.

1 Kings 5:1

King Hiram of Tyre had always been friends with Solomon's father David. When Hiram learned that Solomon was king, he sent some of his officials to meet with Solomon.

Joshua 19:29

Then it turned west to become the northern border and went to Ramah and the fortress-city of Tyre. Near Tyre it turned toward Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. Asher had a total of 22 towns with their surrounding villages, including Mahalab, Achzib, Acco, Aphek, and Rehob.

Numbers 24:24

Ships will come from Cyprus, bringing people who will invade the lands of Assyria and Eber. But finally, Cyprus itself will be ruined.”

Luke 10:13

You people of Chorazin are in for trouble! You people of Bethsaida are also in for trouble! If the miracles that took place in your towns had happened in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have turned to God long ago. They would have dressed in sackcloth and put ashes on their heads.

Isaiah 23:6

All of you along the coast had better cry and sail far across the ocean.

Ezekiel 26:2

Ezekiel, son of man, the people of the city of Tyre have celebrated Jerusalem's defeat by singing, “Jerusalem has fallen! It used to be powerful, a center of trade. Now the city is shattered, and we will take its place.”

Ezekiel 27:6

Oak trees from Bashan were shaped into oars; pine trees from Cyprus were cut for your deck, which was then decorated with strips of ivory.

Ezekiel 27:30

mourning for you. They show their sorrow by putting dust on their heads and rolling in ashes;

Jonah 1:3

Instead, Jonah ran from the Lord. He went to the seaport of Joppa and found a ship that was going to Spain. So he paid his fare, then got on the ship and sailed away to escape.