Isaiah 23:1

Good News Translation

This is a message about Tyre. Howl with grief, you sailors out on the ocean! Your home port of Tyre has been destroyed; its houses and its harbor are in ruins. As your ships return from Cyprus, you learn the news.

Cross References

Genesis 10:4

The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes;

1 Kings 10:22

He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

1 Kings 22:48

King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold; but they were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.

1 Kings 5:1

King Hiram of Tyre had always been a friend of David's, and when he heard that Solomon had succeeded his father David as king, he sent ambassadors to him.

2 Chronicles 9:21

He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with King Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

Psalm 48:7

like ships tossing in a furious storm.

Isaiah 15:8

Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim.

Isaiah 2:16

He will sink even the largest and most beautiful ships.

Isaiah 23:12

City of Sidon, your happiness has ended, and your people are oppressed. Even if they escape to Cyprus, they will still not be safe.

Isaiah 23:6

Howl with grief, you people of Phoenicia! Try to escape to Spain!

Isaiah 24:10

In the city everything is in chaos, and people lock themselves in their houses for safety.

Isaiah 60:9

They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the Lord, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people.

Jeremiah 2:10

Go west to the island of Cyprus, and send someone eastward to the land of Kedar. You will see that nothing like this has ever happened before.

Jeremiah 25:15

The Lord, the God of Israel, said to me, “Here is a wine cup filled with my anger. Take it to all the nations to whom I send you, and make them drink from it.

Jeremiah 47:4

The time has come to destroy Philistia, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon all the help that remains. I, the Lord, will destroy the Philistines, all who came from the shores of Crete.

Ezekiel 26:1

On the first day of the … month of the eleventh year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.

Ezekiel 26:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “this is what the people in the city of Tyre are cheering about. They shout, ‘Jerusalem is shattered! Her commercial power is gone! She won't be our rival any more!’

Ezekiel 27:30

They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

Ezekiel 27:6

They took oak trees from Bashan to make oars; They made your deck out of pine from Cyprus And inlaid it with ivory.

Daniel 11:30

The Romans will come in ships and oppose him, and he will be frightened. “Then he will turn back in a rage and try to destroy the religion of God's people. He will follow the advice of those who have abandoned that religion.

Jonah 1:3

Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the Lord.

Numbers 24:24

Invaders will sail from Cyprus; They will conquer Assyria and Eber, But they, in turn, will perish forever.”

Luke 10:13

“How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have long ago sat down, put on sackcloth, and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!

Joshua 19:29

The border then turned to Ramah, reaching the fortified city of Tyre; then it turned to Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. It included Mahalab, Achzib,