Isaiah 23:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 23:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 23:16 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou may..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 23:16 — KJV
“Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.”
— Isaiah 23:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 23:16 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 23:16
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:16: take, about, make
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:16: take, city, hast
“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:16: take, hast, sing
“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? steal...: Heb. hast stolen me”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:16: harp, hast, songs
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:16: take, make, sweet
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