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12 And he said,

“You will not continue[a] to exult, crushed one, virgin[b] daughter of Sidon.
    Arise, cross over to Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there.”
13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans!
    This people no longer exists.
    Assyria destined[c] it for wild animals.
They erected its siege towers;
    they demolished its citadel fortresses.
    It made her like a ruin.
14 Wail, ships of Tarshish!
    For your fortress is destroyed.

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  1. Isaiah 23:12 Literally “do again longer”
  2. Isaiah 23:12 Literally “virgin of the”
  3. Isaiah 23:13 Literally “this people was not Assyria destined,” which could be translated “It was this people! It was not Assyria. They destined”

12 He said, “No more of your reveling,(A)
    Virgin Daughter(B) Sidon, now crushed!

“Up, cross over to Cyprus;(C)
    even there you will find no rest.”
13 Look at the land of the Babylonians,[a](D)
    this people that is now of no account!
The Assyrians(E) have made it
    a place for desert creatures;(F)
they raised up their siege towers,(G)
    they stripped its fortresses bare
    and turned it into a ruin.(H)

14 Wail, you ships(I) of Tarshish;(J)
    your fortress is destroyed!(K)

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  1. Isaiah 23:13 Or Chaldeans