Isaiah 2:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.”
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BSBPD
“against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Isaiah 2:16 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 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.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- Psalms 47:7For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
- 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 you.
- Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
- Revelation 18:17For 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
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