Isaiah 23:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is a message about Tyre: Ships traveling from Cyprus heard this message: “Cry, you ships from Tarshish! Your harbor has been destroyed.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:4

Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Jeremiah 47:4

because the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy Tyre and Sidon’s remaining helpers. The Lord will destroy the Philistines, the survivors from the Island of Crete.

Jeremiah 25:22

I made all the kings of Tyre and Sidon drink from the cup. I also made all the kings of the faraway countries drink from that cup.

Isaiah 2:16

They might be like great ships from Tarshish, filled with such wonderful cargo, but they will be brought down.

Jeremiah 2:10

Go across the sea to the Islands of Kittim. Send someone to the land of Kedar. Look very carefully. See if anyone has ever done anything like this.

Isaiah 23:12

He said, “Daughter Sidon, you have been hurt badly, so you will no longer rejoice like a bride. Go ahead, go to Cyprus for help, but you will not find a place to rest there either.”

1 Kings 22:48

King Jehoshaphat built some cargo ships. He wanted the ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they never went there—they were destroyed in their home port at Ezion Geber.

1 Kings 10:22

The king also had many cargo ships that he sent out to trade things with other countries. These were Hiram’s ships. Every three years the ships would come back with a new load of gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons.

Daniel 11:30

Ships from Cyprus will come and fight against the northern king. He will see those ships coming and be afraid. Then he will turn back and take out his anger on the holy agreement. He will turn back and help those who stopped following the holy agreement.

Ezekiel 26:1

In the eleventh year of exile, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Jeremiah 25:15

The Lord, the God of Israel, said this to me: “Jeremiah, take this cup of wine from my hand. It is the wine of my anger. I am sending you to different nations. Make all the nations drink from this cup.

Isaiah 60:9

The faraway lands are waiting for me. The great cargo ships are ready to sail. They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands. They will bring silver and gold with them to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. He has done wonderful things for you.

Isaiah 24:10

“Total Confusion” is a good name for this city. The city has been destroyed. People cannot enter the houses. The doors are blocked.

Isaiah 15:8

You can hear crying everywhere in Moab— as far away as Eglaim and Beer Elim.

Psalm 48:7

God, with a strong east wind, you wrecked their big ships.

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king also had cargo ships that went to Tarshish to trade things with other countries. Hiram’s men were on these ships. Every three years the ships would come back with a new load of gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons.

1 Kings 5:1

Hiram was the king of Tyre. He had always been David’s friend. So when Hiram heard that Solomon had become the new king after David, he sent his servants to Solomon.

Joshua 19:29

Then the border went back south to Ramah. It continued to the strong city of Tyre. Then the border turned and went to Hosah. It ended at the sea, near Aczib,

Numbers 24:24

Ships will come from Cyprus. They will defeat Assyria and Eber, but those ships will also be destroyed.”

Luke 10:13

“It will be bad for you, Chorazin! It will be bad for you, Bethsaida! I did many miracles in you. If those same miracles had happened in Tyre and Sidon, then the people in those cities would have changed their lives and stopped sinning a long time ago. They would have worn sackcloth and sat in ashes to show that they were sorry for their sins.

Isaiah 23:6

You ships, try to escape to Tarshish! Cry out, you people living near the sea!

Ezekiel 26:2

“Son of man, Tyre said bad things about Jerusalem: ‘Hurray! The city gate protecting the people is destroyed! The city gate is open for me. The city of Jerusalem is ruined, so I can get plenty of valuable things out of it!’”

Ezekiel 27:6

They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars. They used pine trees from Cyprus to make the cabin on your deck. They decorated that shelter with ivory.

Ezekiel 27:30

They will be very sad about you. They will cry, throw dust on their heads, and roll in ashes.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.