Yesaya 23:11-14

23:11 The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea, ¹ 

he shook kingdoms;

he ²  gave the order

to destroy Canaan’s fortresses. ³ 

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed ⁴  virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.” ⁵ 

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,

these people who have lost their identity! ⁶ 

The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.

They erected their siege towers, ⁷ 

demolished ⁸  its fortresses,

and turned it into a heap of ruins. ⁹ 

23:14 Wail, you large ships, ¹⁰ 

for your fortress is destroyed!

[23:11]  ¹ tn Heb “his hand he stretched out over the sea.”

[23:11]  ² tn Heb “the Lord.” For stylistic reasons the pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation here.

[23:11]  ³ tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.

[23:12]  ⁴ tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

[23:13]  ⁷ tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.

[23:13]  ⁸ tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.

[23:13]  ⁹ sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.

[23:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” See the note at v. 1.