17 And at the end of seventy years shall the Lord visit Tyre, and she shall return to her [a]wages, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth, that are in the world.

18 Yet her occupying and her wages shall be [b]holy unto the Lord: it shall not be laid up nor kept in store, but her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and to have durable clothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 23:17 Though she have been chastised of the Lord, yet she shall return to her old wicked practices, and for gain shall give herself to all men’s lusts like an harlot.
  2. Isaiah 23:18 He showeth that God yet by the preaching of the Gospel will call Tyre to repentance, and turn her heart from avarice and filthy gain, unto the true worshipping of God, and liberality toward his Saints.

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