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Isaiah 23:5

23:4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

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When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.

As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

23:6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

What does Isaiah 23:5 mean?

Isaiah 23:5 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ), מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim), חוּל (chûwl). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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As
at
the
reportשֵׁמַעshêmaʻ/shay'-mah/H8088something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
concerning
Egypt,מִצְרַיִםMitsrayim/mits-rah'-yim/H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
so
shall
they
be
sorely
painedחוּלchûwl/khool/H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
at
the
reportשֵׁמַעshêmaʻ/shay'-mah/H8088something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
of
Tyre.צֹרTsôr/tsore/H6865Tsor, a place in Palestine

Commentary on Isaiah 23:5

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 23:5
Prov.4" When the things of God are to be taught precept must be upon precept, and line upon line, not only because the things themselves are of great worth and weight, but because men's minds, at the best, are unapt to admit them and commonly prejudiced against them; and therefore Solomon, in this chapter, with a great variety of expression and a pleasant powerful flood of divine eloquence, inculcates the same things that he had pressed upon us in the foregoing chapters. Here is, I. An earnest exhortation to the study of wisdom, that is, of true religion and godliness, borrowed from the good instructions which his father gave him, and enforced with many considerable arguments, ver. 1-13 . II. A necessary caution against bad company and all fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, ver. 14-19 . III. Particular directions for the attaining and preserving of wisdom, and bringing forth the fruits of it, ver. 20-27 . So plainly, so pressingly, is the case laid before us, that we shall be for ever inexcusable if we perish in our folly.

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Deuteronomy 32:2

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

2 Chronicles 7:19

But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

Job 33:3

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

Psalms 49:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: for: or, of

Isaiah 8:6

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

Isaiah 22:20

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

John 7:16

Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 7:17

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

1 Timothy 4:6

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Titus 1:9

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. as: or, in teaching

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What does Isaiah 23:5 say?

Isaiah 23:5 (King James Version) reads: "As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre."

Is Isaiah 23:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 23:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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