King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
[Is] this your joyous [city], whose antiquity [is] of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Is this your boisterous city, whose feet long ago in antiquity carried her off to found distant colonies?
Berean Standard Bible:
Is this your jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?
American Standard Version:
Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Is this your joyous{H5947} city, whose antiquity{H6927} is of ancient{H6924} days{H3117}? her own feet{H7272} shall carry{H2986} her afar off{H7350} to sojourn{H1481}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Isaiah 22:2
- Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain [men are] not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Ecclesiastes 10:7
- I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Isaiah 47:1
- ¶ Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: [there is] no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Isaiah 47:2
- Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Joshua 19:29
- And [then] the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
Isaiah 32:13
- Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city:
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Commentary for Isaiah 23:7
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5947
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עַלִּיז
Transliteration: ʻallîyz
Pronunciation: al-leez'
Description: from עָלַז; exultant; joyous, (that) rejoice(-ing) - Strong's Number: H6927
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קַדְמָה
Transliteration: qadmâh
Pronunciation: kad-maw'
Description: from קָדַם; priority (in time); also used adverbially (before); afore, antiquity, former (old) estate. - Strong's Number: H6924
There are 83 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קֶדֶם
Transliteration: qedem
Pronunciation: keh'-dem
Description: or קֵדְמָה; from קָדַם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה. - 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. - Strong's Number: H7272
There are 232 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶגֶל
Transliteration: regel
Pronunciation: reh'-gel
Description: from רָגַל; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda; [idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time. - Strong's Number: H2986
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָבַל
Transliteration: yâbal
Pronunciation: yaw-bal'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp); bring (forth), carry, lead (forth). - Strong's Number: H7350
There are 84 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָחוֹק
Transliteration: râchôwq
Pronunciation: raw-khoke'
Description: or רָחֹק; from רָחַק; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition); (a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come. - Strong's Number: H1481
There are 94 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גּוּר
Transliteration: gûwr
Pronunciation: goor
Description: a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.