Isaiah 23:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It will comeוְהָיָ֞ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ
(mik·ketz)
7093: endfrom qatsats
of seventyשִׁבְעִ֣ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
yearsשָׁנָ֗ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
that the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will visitיִפְקֹ֤ד
(yif·kod)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
Tyre.צֹ֔ר
(tzor,)
6865: a Phoenician cityof foreign origin
Then she will go backוְשָׁבָ֖ה
(ve·sha·vah)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to her harlot's wagesלְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה
(le·'et·nan·nah;)
868: the wages (of a harlot)from an unused word
and will play the harlotוְזָֽנְתָ֛ה
(ve·za·ne·tah)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
with allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the kingdomsמַמְלְכֹ֥ות
(mam·le·cho·vt)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
on the faceפְּנֵ֥י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the earth.הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
(ha·'a·da·mah.)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall come to pass after the end
qets  (kates)
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after -- + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, process.
of seventy
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
that the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will visit
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
Tyre
Tsor  (tsore)
a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine -- Tyre, Tyrus.
and she shall turn
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to her hire
'ethnan  (eth-nan')
a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) -- hire, reward.
and shall commit fornication
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
with all the kingdoms
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
of the world
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the earth
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It will come about at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot's wages and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

King James Bible
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And at the end of the 70 years, the LORD will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.

International Standard Version
At the end of 70 years, the LORD will deal with Tyre, at which time she'll return to her courtesan's trade, and prostitute herself with the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth.

NET Bible
At the end of seventy years the LORD will revive Tyre. She will start making money again by selling her services to all the earth's kingdoms.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the end of 70 years the LORD will come to help Tyre. Then she will go back to earning money as a prostitute. She will become a prostitute for all the world's kingdoms.

King James 2000 Bible
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
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