NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns
  Discovery Box

Isaiah 2:16

Context

2:16 for all the large ships, 1 

for all the impressive 2  ships. 3 

Isaiah 23:14

Context

23:14 Wail, you large ships, 4 

for your fortress is destroyed!

1 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

2 tn Heb “desirable”; NAB, NIV “stately”; NRSV “beautiful.”

3 tn On the meaning of this word, which appears only here in the Hebrew Bible, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 41-42.

sn The ships mentioned in this verse were the best of their class, and therefore an apt metaphor for the proud men being denounced in this speech.

4 tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” See the note at v. 1.



TIP #17: Navigate the Study Dictionary using word-wheel index or search box. [ALL]
created in 0.03 seconds
powered by bible.org