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The Day of Reckoning

Isaiah 2:16

In 11 translations

BSB
against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.Or every ship of trade
KJV
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.pleasant…: Heb. pictures of desire
WEB
for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.
ASV
and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.
LSV
And for all ships of Tarshish, || And for all desirable pictures.
YLT
And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.
DBY
and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art.
DRC
And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.
GNV
And vpon all the shippes of Tarshish, and vpon all pleasant pictures.
JPS
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery.
LXXE
and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־שְׂכִיּ֥וֹת הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃
LXX-Br
καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶν πλοῖον θαλάσσης, καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν θέαν πλοίων κάλλους.

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📍 Tarshish◆ Prophecies of Isaiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  • Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  • Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified…
  • Psalms 47:7For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
  • Numbers 33:52you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
  • 1 Kings 22:48–49Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber. At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your…
  • Revelation 18:17–19For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising…
  • Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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