Isaiah 23:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 23:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 23:8 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the hono..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 23:8 — KJV
“Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?”
— Isaiah 23:8 (KJV)
Isaiah 23:8 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 23:8
“Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. This man...: Heb. The judgment of death is for this man”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:8: hath, against, city
“Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:8: hath, taken, counsel
“Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. get...: Heb. flit greatly”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:8: hath, taken, counsel
“Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:8: hath, taken, counsel
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 23:8: city, whose, earth
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