Isaías 23:10

10 Pásate, como río, de tu tierra, oh hija de Tarsis; porque no tendrás ya más fortaleza

Isaías 23:10 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 23:10

Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish,
&c.] Or, "of the sea", as the Vulgate Latin; meaning Tyre, which was situated in the sea, and did, as it were, spring from it, and was fortified by it, and supported by ships of merchandise on it, from various places; but now, being about to be destroyed, the inhabitants of it are called upon to pass through it, and get out of it as fast as they could, even as swiftly as a river runs, and in great abundance or multitudes. Kimchi thinks the Tyrians are bid to pass to the daughter of Tarshish, that is, to Tarshish itself, to make their escape out of their own land, and flee thither for safety; this the accents will not admit of, there being an "athnach" upon the word "river"; rather the merchants of Tarshish, that were in Tyre, are exhorted to depart to their own land with all possible haste, lest they should be involved in its ruin; though the Targum inclines to the other sense,

``pass out of thy land, as the waters of a river flee to a province of the sea:''

[there is] no more strength;
in Tyre, to defend themselves against the enemy, to protect their trade, and the merchants that traded with them; or, "no more girdle" ^F5; about it; no more girt about with walls, ramparts, and other fortifications, or with soldiers and shipping, or with the sea, with which it was encompassed, while an island, but now no more, being joined to the continent by the enemy. Some think, because girdles were a part of merchandise, ( Proverbs 31:24 ) , that this is said to express the meanness and poverty of the place, that there was not so much as a girdle left in it; rather that it was stripped of its power and authority, of which the girdle was a sign; see ( Isaiah 22:21 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (dwe xzm Nya) "nulla est zona amplius", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "non est cingulum amplius", Cocceius.

Isaías 23:10 In-Context

8 ¿Quién decretó esto sobre Tiro, la coronada, cuyos negociantes eran príncipes, cuyos mercaderes eran los nobles de la tierra

9 El SEÑOR de los ejércitos lo decretó, para envilecer la soberbia de toda gloria; y para abatir todos los ilustres de la tierra

10 Pásate, como río, de tu tierra, oh hija de Tarsis; porque no tendrás ya más fortaleza

11 Extendió su mano sobre el mar; hizo temblar los reinos. El SEÑOR mandó sobre Canaán que sus fuerzas sean debilitadas

12 Y dijo: No te alegrarás más, oh tú, oprimida virgen hija de Sidón. Levántate para pasar a Quitim y aun allí no tendrás reposo