WEBVTT - Isaiah 23

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Isaiah chapter 23, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the English Standard Version. The Oracle Concerning Tyre Wail,

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<v Speaker 1>O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste without

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<v Speaker 1>house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus it is

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<v Speaker 1>revealed to them, Be still, O inhabitants of the coast,

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<v Speaker 1>the merchants of Sidon who crossed the sea have filled you.

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<v Speaker 1>And on many waters your revenue was the grain of Shehor,

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<v Speaker 1>the harvest of the Nile. You were the merchant of

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<v Speaker 1>the nations. Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken,

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<v Speaker 1>the stronghold of the sea saying, I have neither labored

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<v Speaker 1>nor given birth. I have neither reared young men nor

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<v Speaker 1>brought up young women. When the report comes to Egypt,

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<v Speaker 1>they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre.

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<v Speaker 1>Cross over to Tarshish. Wail, O inhabitants of the coast!

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<v Speaker 1>Is this your exultant city, whose origin is from days

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<v Speaker 1>of old, whose feet carried her to settle far away?

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<v Speaker 1>Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,

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<v Speaker 1>whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of

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<v Speaker 1>the earth? The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to

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<v Speaker 1>defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all

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<v Speaker 1>the honored of the earth. Cross over your land like

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<v Speaker 1>the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He

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<v Speaker 1>has shaken the kingdoms. The Lord has given command concerning

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<v Speaker 1>Canaan to destroy its strongholds. And he said, You will

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<v Speaker 1>no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise,

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<v Speaker 1>cross over to Cyprus. Even there you will have no rest.

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<v Speaker 1>Behold the land of the Chaldeans. This is the people

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<v Speaker 1>that was not. Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They

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<v Speaker 1>erected their siege towers. They stripped her palaces bare. They

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<v Speaker 1>made her a ruin. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for

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<v Speaker 1>your stronghold is laid waste. In that day Tyre will

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<v Speaker 1>be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of seventy years it will happen to

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<v Speaker 1>Tyre as in the song of the prostitute. Take a harp,

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<v Speaker 1>go about the city, O forgotten prostitute. Make sweet melody,

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<v Speaker 1>sing many songs, that you may be remembered. At the

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<v Speaker 1>end of seventy years the Lord will visit Tyre, and

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<v Speaker 1>she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself

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<v Speaker 1>with all the kingdoms of the world on the face

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<v Speaker 1>of the earth. Her merchandise and her wages will be

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<v Speaker 1>holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded,

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<v Speaker 1>but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing

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<v Speaker 1>for those who dwell Let's pray. Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of Scripture. And we thank you, Lord, for the

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<v Speaker 1>reminders that we see in it that you do not

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<v Speaker 1>desire that we as people walk with pride in ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not to be boastful. We're not to be braggarts.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not to be people who forget about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that you're the one who supplies us with blessings. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know from various portions of Scripture that you oppose

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<v Speaker 1>the proud, but give your grace to the humble. So

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<v Speaker 1>by your grace, Lord, we pray that you would foster

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<v Speaker 1>humility within our hearts. We pray that the desires of

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts would reflect the desires of your Son, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>in all that we say and do. And we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that your name would be honored and glorified. We love you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for your presence with us today.

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<v Speaker 1>We commit this day to your care and pray this

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<v Speaker 1>all in Jesus' name. Amen.