The Lord of Hosts planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
10 Overflow[a] your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish;
there is no longer anything to restrain you.[b]
11 He stretched out His hand over the sea;(A)
He made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 23:10 DSS, LXX read Work
  2. Isaiah 23:10 Or longer any harbor

The Lord Almighty planned(A) it,
    to bring down(B) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(C) all who are renowned(D) on the earth.

10 Till[a] your land as they do along the Nile,
    Daughter Tarshish,
    for you no longer have a harbor.
11 The Lord has stretched out his hand(E) over the sea
    and made its kingdoms tremble.(F)
He has given an order concerning Phoenicia
    that her fortresses be destroyed.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 23:10 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text Go through