Isaiah 23:14
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Howl, O ye ships of the sea, for your strength is laid waste.

Isaiah 23:1,6 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of the sea, for the house is destroyed, from whence they were wont to come: from the land of Cethim it is revealed to them. . . .

Ezekiel 27:25-30 The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea. . . .

Revelation 18:11-19 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her: for no man shall buy their merchandise any more. . . .

Context
The Fall of Tyre
13Behold the land of the Chaldeans, there was not such a people, the Assyrians founded it: they have led away the strong ones thereof into captivity, they have destroyed the houses thereof, they have, brought it to ruin. 14Howl, O ye ships of the sea, for your strength is laid waste.15And it shall come to pass in that day that thou, O Tyre, shalt be forgotten, seventy years, according to the days of one king: but after seventy years, there shall be unto Tyre as the song of a harlot.…
Cross References
Isaiah 2:16
And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.

Ezekiel 27:25
The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea.

Ezekiel 27:26
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the south wind hath broken thee in the heart of the sea.

Lexicon
Wail,
הֵילִ֖ילוּ (hê·lî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3213: To howl, make a howling

O ships
אֳנִיּ֣וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 591: A ship

of Tarshish,
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ (tar·šîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8659: Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

your harbor
מָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ (mā·‘uz·zə·ḵen)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4581: A place or means of safety, protection

has been destroyed!
שֻׁדַּ֖ד (šud·daḏ)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin


Additional Translations
Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!Howl, you ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

Howl, ye ships of Carthage: for your strong hold is destroyed.

Howl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strong hold is laid waste.

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed.
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