This people which was not;
Assyria founded it for bwild beasts of the desert.
They set up its towers,
They raised up its palaces,
And brought it to ruin.
For your strength is laid waste.
You forgotten harlot;
Make sweet melody, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.”
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What Does Isaiah 23:15 Mean?
Isaiah 23:15-18
Tyre was the New York City of its day, and here God is prophesying of its defeat. Though it would survive, it would be brought into line with God's purpose for Israel. He depicts the commercial merchandising system of this heathen city as harlotry. Tragically, Israel adopted these heathens' attitudes and ways of doing business. Israel has a proclivity for taking an idea or concept from others, refining it, and making it work better than it did for its originators—yet in so doing she rejects God's economic systems.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Beast and Babylon (Part Nine): Babylon the Great
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