Isaías 23:12-18

12 y ha dicho: No te divertirás más, virgen oprimida, hija de Sidón. Levántate, pasa a Chipre; aun allí no hallarás descanso.

13 He aquí la tierra de los caldeos. Este pueblo ya no existía; Asiria lo designó para moradores del desierto. Ellos levantaron sus torres de sitio, despojaron sus palacios y la convirtieron en ruinas.

14 Gemid, naves de Tarsis, porque ha sido destruida vuestra fortaleza

15 Y acontecerá en aquel día que Tiro será olvidada por setenta años, como los días de un rey. Al cabo de los setenta años le sucederá a Tiro como en la canción de la ramera:

16 Toma la lira, anda por la ciudad, oh ramera olvidada; tañe hábilmente las cuerdas, canta muchas canciones, para que seas recordada.

17 Y sucederá al cabo de los setenta años que el SEÑOR visitará a Tiro. Entonces ella regresará a su paga de ramera, y se prostituirá con todos los reinos sobre la faz de la tierra.

18 Y sus ganancias y su paga de ramera serán consagradas al SEÑOR; no serán almacenadas ni acumuladas, sino que su ganancia llegará a ser suficiente alimento y vestidura selecta para aquellos que habiten en la presencia del SEÑOR.

Isaías 23:12-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 23

This chapter gives an account both of the desolation and restoration of Tyre, an ancient city of Phoenicia. Its desolation is described as so complete, that a house was not left in it, Isa 23:1 and by the fewness and stillness of the inhabitants of it, with which it had been replenished, it having been a mart of nations, Isa 23:2,3 and by the shame and pain Zidon, a neighbouring city, was put into, on account of it, Isa 23:4,5 and by the removal of its inhabitants to other places, Isa 23:6,7,12 all which is attributed to the counsel, purpose, and commandment of God, to destroy it; whose view was to stain their pride, and bring them into contempt, Isa 23:8-11 the means and instruments made use of to this purpose were the Assyrians or Chaldeans, Isa 23:13 and its desolation is further aggravated by the loss of its trade; hence the merchants of other countries are called to mourning, Isa 23:1,14 the date and duration of this desolation were seventy years, Isa 23:15 after which it should be restored, and its merchandise and commerce with all the nations of the earth be revived again, Isa 23:15-18.