Isaiah 23:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You're gone and forgotten, you evil woman! So strut through the town, singing and playing your favourite 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 any more. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you. So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain.

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.