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Isaiah 2:16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 2 · verse 16
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.Isaiah 2:16 · King James Version
Isaiah 2:16 in context
14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
18And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- TarshishTarshîyshTarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vesselH8659 →
- pleasantchemdâhdelightH2532 →
- shipsʼŏnîyâha shipH591 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22