Isaiah 23:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

Complete Jewish Bible:

When that day comes, Tzor will be forgotten for seventy years, the lifetime of a king. After seventy years, its fate will be the same as that of the prostitute in this song:

Berean Standard Bible:

At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

American Standard Version:

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And it shall come to pass in that day{H3117}, that Tyre{H6865} shall be forgotten{H7911} seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, according to the days{H3117} of one{H259} king{H4428}: after the end{H7093} of seventy{H7657} years{H8141} shall Tyre{H6865} sing{H7892} as an harlot{H2181}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 25:22

  • And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which [are] beyond the sea,

Daniel 7:14

  • And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 8:21

  • And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.

Jeremiah 25:9

  • Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Jeremiah 25:11

  • And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Jeremiah 29:10

  • For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Jeremiah 27:3

  • And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

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Commentary for Isaiah 23:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3117
    There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹם
    Transliteration: yôwm
    Pronunciation: yome
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  2. Strong's Number: H6865
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צֹר
    Transliteration: Tsôr
    Pronunciation: tsore
    Description: or צוֹר; the same as צֹר; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine; Tyre, Tyrus.
  3. Strong's Number: H7911
    There are 95 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַח
    Transliteration: shâkach
    Pronunciation: shaw-kakh'
    Description: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
  4. Strong's Number: H7657
    There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁבְעִים
    Transliteration: shibʻîym
    Pronunciation: shib-eem'
    Description: multiple of שֶׁבַע; seventy; seventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).
  5. Strong's Number: H8141
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁנֶה
    Transliteration: shâneh
    Pronunciation: shaw-neh'
    Description: (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
  6. Strong's Number: H259
    There are 801 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶחָד
    Transliteration: ʼechâd
    Pronunciation: ekh-awd'
    Description: a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
  7. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  8. Strong's Number: H7093
    There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֵץ
    Transliteration: qêts
    Pronunciation: kates
    Description: contracted from קָצַץ; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after; [phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.
  9. Strong's Number: H7892
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁיר
    Transliteration: shîyr
    Pronunciation: sheer
    Description: or feminine שִׁירָה; from שִׁיר; a song; abstractly, singing; musical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.
  10. Strong's Number: H2181
    There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָנָה
    Transliteration: zânâh
    Pronunciation: zaw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton); to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah); (cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.