6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
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And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Tyre being a sea-port town, this prophecy of its overthrow fitly begins and ends with, Howl, you ships of Tarshish ; for all its business, wealth, and honour, depended upon its shipping; if that be ruined, they will be all undone. Observe, I. Tyre flourishing. This is taken notice of that her fall may appear the more dismal. 1. The merchants of Zidon , who traded at sea, had at first replenished h…
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