Isaiah 23:12

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.”

Isaiah 64:11

64:11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy,

the place where our ancestors praised you,

has been burned with fire;

all our prized possessions have been destroyed.


tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.

tn Heb “our source of pride.”

tn Or “all that we valued has become a ruin.”