Isaiah 23:1-2

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An Oracle concerning Tyre

23 The oracle concerning Tyre.

Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
    for your fortress is destroyed.^[a]
When they came in from Cyprus
    they learned of it.
²Be still, O inhabitants of the coast,
    O merchants of Sidon,
your messengers crossed over the sea^[b]

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Isaiah 23:1 Cn Compare verse 14: Heb for it is destroyed, without houses
Isaiah 23:2 Q Ms: MT crossing over the sea, they replenished you

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