Tyre will sing like a harlot
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The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so
that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is
revealed to them.
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Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon,
that pass over the sea, have replenished.
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And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her
revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
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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.
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As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the
report of Tyre.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish.
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Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
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Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet
shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
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Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose
merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
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The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and
to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
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Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more
strength.
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He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD
hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong
holds thereof.
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And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter
of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
13
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian
founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers
thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish.
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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.
At the end of 70 years, Tyre will sing like a harlot.
16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten;
make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
She will take a harp and go about the city,
and sing many songs.
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And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD
will visit Tyre, and she
shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms
of the world upon the face of the earth.
After the 70 years, God will visit Tyre,
who will fornicate with all the kingdoms of the world.
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And her merchandise and
her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor
laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD,
to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
But she won't receive payment for her services.
That money will go to God's people to buy food and durable clothing.
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