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His handיָדוֹhe has stretched outנָטָהover the sea;עַל הַיָּםhe has shakenהִרְגִּיזkingdoms;מַמְלָכוֹתYHWHיְהוָהhas given commandצִוָּהconcerning Canaanאֶל כְּנַעַןto destroyלַשְׁמִדits strongholds.מָעֻזְנֶיהָ
Isaiah 23:11
Study it in the app“His hand he has stretched out over the sea; he has shaken kingdoms; YHWH has given command concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 23:11, word by word
- His handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- he has stretched outנָטָהnata
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nata” appears- over the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- he has shakenהִרְגִּיזhirgiz
tremble
For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.
Where else “hirgiz” appears- kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתmamlachot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has given commandצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- concerning Canaanכְּנַעַןkenaan
Canaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appears- to destroyשְׁמִדshemid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “shemid” appears- its strongholdsמָעֻזְנֶיmauzne
stronghold
A strong place where someone defends himself or takes refuge.
Where else “mauzne” appears
Places in this verse
Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
The context
10Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no girdle any longer.
11 · This verse (above)
12And he said, “You will not again exult, oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon! Arise, cross over to Kittim; even there there will be no rest for you.”