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Isaiah 23:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 23:11

Verse 11 of 18

Scripture focus

He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant [city], to destroy the strong holds thereof.

Isaiah 23:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 23:11

Theological / Devotional

He shook the kingdoms. The Lord’s hand was “stretched out” over many nations, and they were shaken to their very foundations. Figuratively, God was shaking the entire world in order to carry out His will (see Isa. 2:19; cf. Haggai 2:6, 7; Heb. 12:26, 27). In this process many nations would be removed and others set up in their places. Merchant city. Heb. kena‘an, Canaan, the name by which the Phoenicians referred to themselves.

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