The LORD of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 23:9 in context
Isaiah 23:6–12
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Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
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Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?
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Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
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The LORD of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
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Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
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He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. The LORD has ordered the destruction of Canaan’s strongholds.
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He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
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