Isaiah 23:7

“Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.”

"Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn." - Isaiah 23:7
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What does Isaiah 23:7 mean?

In Isaiah 23:7 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, it reads, "Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn." This verse is part of a prophecy against the city of Tyre, lamenting its impending destruction…

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The Joy of the City: A Reflection on Isaiah 23:7

The book of Isaiah often carries messages of both judgment and hope, addressing the people of Israel while revealing God’s heart for all nations. In Isaiah 23:7, we read: "Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to…

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A Prayer for the Joyous City of God

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and awe, acknowledging Your greatness and the wonders of Your creation. As we meditate on Your Word, we turn our attention to the profound truth found in Isaiah 23:7, which asks, "Is this your joyous city…

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Isaiah 23:7 - "Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn."
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Isaiah 3:23 - "The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails."
isaiah 6:7
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns." - Isaiah 7:23
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Isaiah 40:23 - "That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity."
Isaiah 23:5 - "As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre."
Isaiah 42:23 - "Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?"
Isaiah 7:7 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass."
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Isaiah 50:7–9
Isaiah 49 1-7
Isaiah 28:23 - "¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech."
Isaiah 5:23 - "Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"
Isaiah 23:10 - "Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength."
Isaiah 23:3 - "And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations."
Isaiah 10:23 - "For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land."
Isaiah 6:4-7
1 Chronicles 23:7 - "¶ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei."
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Isaiah 22:23 - "And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house."
Isaiah 23:9 - "The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth."
Isaiah 65:23 - "They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them."
"The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails." - Isaiah 3:23