Isaiah 23:15
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And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
In other translations
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961בַּיּוֹםbaiyomin the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931וְנִשְׁכַּחַתvenishkachatand [will be] forgottenH7911צֹרtzorTyreH6865שִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141כִּימֵיkimeilike [the] days ofH3117מֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428אֶחָד'echadoneH259מִקֵּץmiketzfrom [the] end ofH7093שִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141יִהְיֶהyihyehit will happenH1961לְצֹרletzorto TyreH6865כְּשִׁירַתkeshiratlike [the] song ofH7892הַזּוֹנָה׃hazonahthe prostituteH2181
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- Daniel 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
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- Revelation 17:10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
- Ezekiel 29:11No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
- Jeremiah 29:10For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Daniel 8:21And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
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- Hosea 2:15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
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