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Isaiah 23:10

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Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
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  1. 1 Samuel 28:20Rank 1 from verse 10
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    20Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

  2. Isaiah 23:14Rank 2 from verse 10
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    14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

  3. Job 12:21Rank 3 from verse 10
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    21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

  4. Psalms 18:32Rank 4 from verse 10
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    32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

  5. Haggai 2:22Rank 5 from verse 10
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    22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

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Isaiah 23:10

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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23:1THE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

23:2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

23:3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

23:4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

23:5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

23:6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

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

23:8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

23:9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

23:10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

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23:11He 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.

23:12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

23:13Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

23:14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

23:15And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

23:16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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