Isaías 23:8

8 ¿Quién hizo caer este desastre sobre Tiro,
la gran fundadora de reinos?
Sus comerciantes eran todos príncipes;
sus mercaderes, nobles.

Isaías 23:8 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 23:8

Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning
[city]
Which had a king over it, to whom it gave a crown; and which crowned its inhabitants with riches and plenty, and even enriched the kings of the earth, ( Ezekiel 27:33 ) this is said as wondering who could lay a scheme to destroy such a city, or ever think of succeeding in it; who could take it into his head, or how could it enter into his heart, or who could have a heart to go about it, and still less power to effect the ruin of such a city, which was the queen of cities, and gave laws and crowns, riches and wealth, to others; surely no mere mortal could be concerned in this; see ( Revelation 13:3 Revelation 13:4 ) :

whose merchants [are] princes;
either really such, for even princes and kings of the earth traded with her, ( Ezekiel 27:21 Ezekiel 27:33 ) or they were as rich as princes in other countries were:

whose traffickers [are] the honourable of the earth;
made rich by trafficking with her, and so attained great honour and glory in the world; see ( Revelation 18:3 Revelation 18:15 ) .

Isaías 23:8 In-Context

6 ¡Avisen ahora a Tarsis!
¡Giman, ustedes que viven en tierras lejanas!

7 Con la larga historia que tenían ustedes,
¿son estas silenciosas ruinas lo único que queda de su ciudad, antes tan llena de alegría?
Piensen en toda la gente que enviaron para establecerse en lugares distantes.

8 ¿Quién hizo caer este desastre sobre Tiro,
la gran fundadora de reinos?
Sus comerciantes eran todos príncipes;
sus mercaderes, nobles.

9 El Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales lo hizo
para destruir tu orgullo
y dejar por el suelo a toda la nobleza de la tierra.

10 Vengan, habitantes de Tarsis,
arrasen la tierra como el Nilo en sus inundaciones,
porque Tiro está indefensa.