Step by Step the Lord sets the stage for the Day of the Lord
Isaiah 23:1 The 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.
Tarshish refers to the British Isles and there is a perfect correlation between this portion here and what happened to England in WW2.
2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
This was true of the British Empire right up until WW2.
4 Be 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. 5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
What happened to Egypt? Oh yeah, they were a great empire that is now considered a desert of sand.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Sure reminds me of the bombing of London.
8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
That is how the British attempted to portray themselves. They were "gentleman". There was an "honorable" way to usurp the wealth of the other countries.
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.
Yes, they portrayed themselves as better and smarter than the rest of the world, and now Britain has been brought into contempt. They are a shell of their former glory and our depiction of the Royal family is mockery and ridicule just as our depiction of the British. It seems they are either portrayed as the clowns who are the royal family or as some white trash with a thick accent.
10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
There is no more strength to the British Empire, that is over.
11 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.
So then, the "merchant city" would refer to London. However, what happened to London should be a warning to NYC.
Isaiah 23:1 The 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.
Tarshish refers to the British Isles and there is a perfect correlation between this portion here and what happened to England in WW2.
2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
This was true of the British Empire right up until WW2.
4 Be 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. 5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
What happened to Egypt? Oh yeah, they were a great empire that is now considered a desert of sand.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Sure reminds me of the bombing of London.
8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
That is how the British attempted to portray themselves. They were "gentleman". There was an "honorable" way to usurp the wealth of the other countries.
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.
Yes, they portrayed themselves as better and smarter than the rest of the world, and now Britain has been brought into contempt. They are a shell of their former glory and our depiction of the Royal family is mockery and ridicule just as our depiction of the British. It seems they are either portrayed as the clowns who are the royal family or as some white trash with a thick accent.
10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
There is no more strength to the British Empire, that is over.
11 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.
So then, the "merchant city" would refer to London. However, what happened to London should be a warning to NYC.