Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 23:17

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 23:17

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 23:17

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth." — Isaiah 23:17 (ASV)

She shall turn to her hire. —The words indicate, in the strong imagery of Isaiah 23:15, the revival of the commercial prosperity of Tyre under the rule of the Persian kings. To that commerce there was to be no limit. The ships of all nations were once more to crowd her harbours.