A prophecy against Tyre

Isaiah 23:1-18

A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.

Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are renowned in the earth? The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.

The Lord has stretched out his hand over the sea and made its kingdoms tremble. He has given an order concerning Phoenicia that her fortresses be destroyed. He said, “No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! “Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”

At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king’s life. But at the end of these seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:

At the end of seventy years, the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord, for abundant food and fine clothes.

Why?
Egypt lost a trade partner so she felt sorrow.

Tyre was pride in all her splendor so the Lord took over all they had and destroyed their land and port.

Seventy years mean a period, people will forget this nation and they will find no rest. Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord.

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推羅、西頓都是航海貿易的港口，許多國家靠他們做生意而高傲，神懲罰這兩個國家

1-8: 他施在西班牙，哀號，船隻往返他施和推羅之間。

大海說，就是海中的保障說：我沒有劬勞，也沒有生產，沒有養育男子，也沒有撫養童女：船隻、水手、船員就沒有生活的依靠了。埃及也受到影響，農產品沒有地方可以賣。

7-9: 推羅國力擴展到許多地方，推羅在大國的夾縫中生存

10-14:推羅為了賺錢如妓女，什麼都願意做

15-18:神恢復他們的繁榮，神是為了神的選民、祝福神的百姓，所以讓推羅興起。神成為萬神之神也是為了教會。

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How?

Being humble and wise is fear of the Lord and obeying God's commands is the way of blessing.