And it will happen,וְהָיָהon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat Tyreוְ צֹרwill be forgottenנִשְׁכַּחַתseventyשִׁבְעִיםyears,שָׁנָהlike the daysכִּימֵיof oneאֶחָדking.מֶלֶךְAt the endמִקֵּץof seventyשִׁבְעִיםyearsשָׁנָהit will beיִהְיֶהfor Tyreלְצֹרlike the songכְּשִׁירַתof the prostitute:הַזּוֹנָה
Isaiah 23:15
Study it in the app“And it will happen, on that day, that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will be for Tyre like the song of the prostitute:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 23:15, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that Tyreצֹרtsor
Tyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appears- will be forgottenנִשְׁכַּחַתnishkachat
forget
Forget.
Where else “nishkachat” appears- seventyשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- of oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- At the endקֵּץkets
end
What comes when something finishes: "some days later".
Where else “kets” appears- like the songשִׁירַתshirat
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shirat” appears- of the prostituteזּוֹנָהzona
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zona” appears
Places in this verse
Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
The context
14Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is devastated.
15 · This verse (above)
16“Take a lyre, go around the city, forgotten prostitute; play well, sing many songs, so that you may be remembered.”