Ésaïe 23:6

6 Passez à Tarsis, Lamentez-vous, habitants de la côte!

Ésaïe 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 23:6

Pass ye over to Tarshish
Either to Tartessus in Spain, or to Tarsus in Cilicia, which lay over against them, and to which they might transport themselves, families, and substance, with greater ease; or "to a province of the sea", as the Targum, any other seaport; the Septuagint says to Carthage, which was a colony of the Tyrians; and hither the Assyrian F21 historians say they did transport themselves; though Kimchi thinks this is spoken, not to the Tyrians, but to the merchants that traded with them, to go elsewhere with their merchandise, since their goods could no more be disposed of in that city as usual.

Howl, ye inhabitants of the isle:
of Tyre, as in ( Isaiah 23:2 ) or of every isle, as Aben Ezra, which traded here, because now their commerce was at an end; so Kimchi.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 Apud Hieron. in loc.

Ésaïe 23:6 In-Context

4 Sois confuse, Sidon! Car ainsi parle la mer, la forteresse de la mer: Je n'ai point eu de douleurs, je n'ai point enfanté, Je n'ai point nourri de jeunes gens, ni élevé de jeunes filles.
5 Quand les Egyptiens sauront la nouvelle, Ils trembleront en apprenant la chute de Tyr.
6 Passez à Tarsis, Lamentez-vous, habitants de la côte!
7 Est-ce là votre ville joyeuse? Elle avait une origine antique, Et ses pieds la mènent séjourner au loin.
8 Qui a pris cette résolution contre Tyr, la dispensatrice des couronnes, Elle dont les marchands étaient des princes, Dont les commerçants étaient les plus riches de la terre?
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