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She will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Yes, after seventy years the LORD will revive Tyre. But she will be no different than she was before. She will again be a prostitute to all kingdoms around the world. <a href="/esv/isaiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> At the end of seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the LORD will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It will come about at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her prostitute’s wages and commit prostitution with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> It will come about at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot&#8217s wages and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it will come about at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot’s wages, and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will be at the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot’s wages and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/amp/isaiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It will come to pass at the end of seventy years that the LORD will remember Tyre. Then she will return to her prostitute’s wages and will play the [role of a] prostitute [by trading] with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/csb/isaiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And at the end of the seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world throughout the earth. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And at the end of the 70 years, the LORD will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. <a href="/asv/isaiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <a href="/cev/isaiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At the end of those 70 years, the LORD will let Tyre get back into business. The city will be like a woman who sells her body to everyone of every nation on earth, <a href="/erv/isaiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At the end of 70 years the LORD will come to help Tyre. Then she will go back to earning money as a prostitute. She will become a prostitute for all the world's kingdoms. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the seventy years are over, the LORD will let Tyre go back to her old trade, and she will hire herself out to all the kingdoms of the world. <a href="/isv/isaiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> At the end of 70 years, the LORD will deal with Tyre, at which time she'll return to her courtesan's trade, and prostitute herself with the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth. <a href="/msb/isaiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/net/isaiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a> At the end of seventy years the LORD will revive Tyre. She will start making money again by selling her services to all the earth's kingdoms. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It will happen after the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a> It will happen after the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre. She will return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has come to pass, "" At the end of seventy years YHWH inspects Tyre, "" And she has returned to her wage, "" And she committed fornication "" With all kingdoms of the earth on the face of the ground. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it hath come to pass, At the end of seventy years Jehovah inspecteth Tyre, And she hath repented of her gift, That she committed fornication With all kingdoms of the earth on the face of the ground. <a href="/slt/isaiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was from the end of seventy years, Jehovah will review Tyre, and she turned back to her gift, and she committed fornication with all the kingdoms of the land upon the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it shall come to pass after seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and will bring her back again to her traffic: and she shall commit fornication again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this shall be after seventy years: the Lord will visit Tyre, and he will lead her back to her profits. And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a> At the end of the seventy years the LORD shall visit Tyre. She shall return to her hire and serve as prostitute with all the world’s kingdoms on the face of the earth. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> At the end of seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her trade, and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her traffic and commit fornications with all the kingdoms that are upon the face of the earth. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it will be after seventy years, LORD JEHOVAH shall visit Tsur, and it shall return its hire money, and it shall fornicate in all the kingdoms upon the face of the Earth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will remember Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall have commerce with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. <a href="/sep/isaiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass after the seventy years, that God will visit Tyre, and she shall be again restored to her primitive state, and she shall be a mart for all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/23-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4775" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/23.htm">The Fall of Tyre</a> …16“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.” 17<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And at</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">of seventy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">Tyre.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šā·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Then she will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/868.htm" title="868: lə·’eṯ·nan·nāh (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- The wages (of a harlot). The same as 'ethnah; a gift.">to hire</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wə·zā·nə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">as a prostitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">and sell herself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the earth.</a> 18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/ezekiel/16-28.htm">Ezekiel 16:28-29</a> Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied. / So you extended your promiscuity to Chaldea, the land of merchants—but even with this you were not satisfied! <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25-27</a> The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. / Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a> And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. / But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13-14</a> So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. / I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a> Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Ezekiel 27:33-34</a> When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise. / Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you. <a href="/revelation/17-15.htm">Revelation 17:15-16</a> Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. / And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Ezekiel 27:12-13</a> Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. / Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise. <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a> And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39-40</a> So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there. <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-8</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 on the face of the earth.visit<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a> 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.<a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Zephaniah 2:7</a> And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.<a href="/acts/15-14.htm">Acts 15:14</a> Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.and she shall<a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a> Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.<a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Ezekiel 16:31</a> In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;<a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Ezekiel 22:13</a> Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.shall commit<a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a> Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.<a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2-5</a> With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication… <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-14</a> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Commerce</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-11.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-7.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-6.htm">Inspecteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Play</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Ply</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Commerce</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/joshua/8-10.htm">Inspecteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Play</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Ply</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 23</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">The miserable overthrow of Tyre</a> 15. <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Her restoration and unfaithfulness</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This time frame is reminiscent of the Babylonian captivity of Judah, which also lasted seventy years (<a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>). It suggests a divinely appointed period after which restoration or change occurs. The number seventy can symbolize completeness or fulfillment in biblical numerology.the LORD will restore Tyre Tyre was a prominent Phoenician city known for its wealth and trade. The restoration of Tyre indicates God's sovereignty over nations, even those outside Israel. Historically, Tyre was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, and its restoration implies a return to its former status. This restoration is not necessarily a blessing but a return to its previous state for a specific purpose in God's plan.Then she will return to hire as a prostitute The imagery of prostitution is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe unfaithfulness or idolatry (<a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Ezekiel 16:15-17</a>). Tyre's return to "hire as a prostitute" suggests a resumption of its commercial activities, engaging in trade with other nations. This metaphor highlights the moral and spiritual corruption associated with its economic practices, prioritizing wealth over righteousness.and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth This phrase emphasizes Tyre's extensive trade network and influence. Historically, Tyre was known for its far-reaching commerce, trading goods like purple dye and cedar wood. The act of "selling herself" underscores the city's willingness to compromise and engage with various nations for economic gain. This can be seen as a warning against the dangers of materialism and the pursuit of wealth at the expense of spiritual integrity. The global reach of Tyre's trade is a testament to its significant role in the ancient world, yet it also serves as a cautionary tale of the consequences of prioritizing economic prosperity over faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and trade. It was a significant maritime power and a hub of commerce in the ancient world. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> Refers to Yahweh, the God of Israel, who is sovereign over all nations and orchestrates events according to His divine plan. 3. <a href="/topical/s/seventy_years.htm">Seventy Years</a> A period of judgment and desolation decreed by God, symbolizing a complete cycle of divine discipline and restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a> The act of God bringing Tyre back to its former state, allowing it to resume its commercial activities. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prostitution.htm">Prostitution</a> Used metaphorically to describe Tyre's engagement in commerce and alliances with other nations, often at the expense of spiritual fidelity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of the rise and fall of nations. Tyre's restoration after seventy years demonstrates His authority over history and His ability to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_materialism.htm">The Dangers of Materialism</a> Tyre's "prostitution" with other kingdoms serves as a warning against the pursuit of wealth and alliances that lead away from God. Believers are called to prioritize spiritual fidelity over material gain. <a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_judgment_and_restoration.htm">The Cycle of Judgment and Restoration</a> God's discipline is often followed by restoration. This pattern encourages believers to trust in God's redemptive purposes, even in times of hardship. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The restoration of Tyre implies an opportunity for repentance and change. Christians are reminded of the importance of turning back to God and aligning with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_global_impact_of_sin_and_redemption.htm">The Global Impact of Sin and Redemption</a> Tyre's interactions with "all the kingdoms" highlight the widespread influence of sin and the need for global redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 23</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_23_17-18_fit_tyre's_history.htm">In Isaiah 23:17‒18, how can the prophecy of Tyre’s restoration after seventy years be reconciled with the city’s complex and prolonged history of multiple conquests?</a> <a href="/q/did_tyre_influence_other_rulers'_rise.htm">Isaiah 23:8 speaks of Tyre as a place that 'bestows crowns.' Is there concrete historical or archeological evidence that Tyre actually influenced the rise of rulers in other nations?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_23_13_credit_chaldeans.htm">Why does Isaiah 23:13 attribute Tyre's destruction to the Chaldeans when other historical sources credit different powers for Tyre's conquests?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_tyre_exist_post-isaiah_23_1.htm">In Isaiah 23:1, how could Tyre be utterly destroyed if historical records show it continued to exist and even thrive for centuries afterward?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) She shall turn to her hire.--The words indicate, in the strong imagery of <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm" title="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.">Isaiah 23:15</a>, the revival of the commercial prosperity of Tyre under the rule of the Persian kings. To that commerce there was to be no limit. The ships of all nations were once more to crowd her harbours.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - The Lord will visit Tyre. In mercy, not in judgment (cf. <a href="/jeremiah/27-22.htm">Jeremiah 27:22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>). She shall turn to her hire; i.e. "to her commerce," to her former mode of life. But with the difference noted in ver. 18. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/23-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And at וְהָיָ֞ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the end מִקֵּ֣ץ ׀ (miq·qêṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> An extremity, after of seventy שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> Seventy (a cardinal number) years, שָׁנָ֗ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will restore יִפְקֹ֤ד (yip̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Tyre. צֹ֔ר (ṣōr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city Then she will return וְשָׁבָ֖ה (wə·šā·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to hire לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה (lə·’eṯ·nan·nāh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_868.htm">Strong's 868: </a> The wages (of a harlot) as a prostitute וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה (wə·zā·nə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry and sell herself אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the kingdoms מַמְלְכ֥וֹת (mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the earth. הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 23:17 It will happen after the end (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 23:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 23:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 23:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 23:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>