KJV ORIGINAL
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Go across the sea to Tarshish; cry out in anguish, you people who live on the coastlands.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is telling the coastal peoples to flee to distant lands and mourn because of the coming destruction.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Isaiah's prophecy against Tyre, a powerful Phoenician trading city on the Mediterranean coast. Tarshish was likely a distant trading port, possibly in Spain, that represented the farthest reaches of the known world. The 'inhabitants of the isle' refers to the people of Tyre and other coastal cities who depended on sea trade for their prosperity.
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