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Isaiah 2:16

What does Isaiah 2:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 2:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art.

Context

v.15and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,

v.16This passage

v.17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

  • Revelation 18:11

    And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;

  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

  • Isaiah 23:1

    The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

  • 1 Kings 22:48

    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

  • Numbers 33:52

    then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places:

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