ISA 23:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Λάβε κιθάραν, ῥέμβευσον πόλις πόρνη ἐπιλελησμένη, καλῶς κιθάρισον, πολλὰ ᾆσον, ἵνα σου μνεία γένηται.
(Labe kitharan, ɽembeuson polis pornaʸ epilelaʸsmenaʸ, kalōs kitharison, polla ason, hina sou mneia genaʸtai. )

BrTr Take a harp, go about, O city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; play well on the harp, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

ULT Take a harp,
⇔ go about the city,
⇔ you forgotten prostitute;
⇔ play well,
⇔ multiply song,
⇔ so that you may be remembered.

UST You harlot, whom people had forgotten,
⇔ play your harp well,
⇔ and sing many songs,
⇔ in order that people will remember you again.

BSB ⇔ “Take up your harp,
⇔ stroll through the city,
⇔ O forgotten harlot.
⇔ Make sweet melody,
⇔ sing many a song,
⇔ so you will be remembered.”

OEB With lyre in hand, walk up and down the city,
⇔ harlot, forgot by all:
⇔ play skilfully, and sing them many ditty,
⇔ that they may you recall.

WEBBE Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Take the harp,
⇔ go through the city,
⇔ forgotten prostitute!
⇔ Play it well,
⇔ play lots of songs,
⇔ so you’ll be noticed!”

LSV Take a harp, go around the city, O forgotten harlot, play well,
Multiply song that you may be remembered.

FBV “Take a lyre and walk around the city, forgotten prostitute! Play and sing so people will remember you!”

T4T “You harlot, whom people had forgotten,
⇔ play your harp well,
⇔ and sing many songs,
⇔ in order that people will remember you again.”

LEB • go around the city, forgotten prostitute! • Do it well, playing a stringed instrument! • Make numerous songs,[fn] that you may be remembered.”

23:15 Hebrew “song”

BBE Take an instrument of music, go about the town, O loose woman who has gone out from the memory of man; make sweet melody with songs, so that you may come back to men's minds.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot long forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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

DRA Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten: sing well, sing many a song, that thou mayst be remembered.

YLT Take a harp, go round the city, O forgotten harlot, play well, Multiply song that thou mayest be remembered.

Drby Take a harp, go about the city, thou forgotten harlot! Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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

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

KJB-1769 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
(Take an harp, go about the city, thou/you harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou/you mayest/may be remembered. )

KJB-1611 Take an harpe, goe about the city thou harlot, that hast beene forgotten, make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembred.
(Take an harp, go about the city thou/you harlot, that hast been forgotten, make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou/you mayest/may be remembred.)

Bshps Take an harpe and go about the citie thou harlot that hast ben forgotten, make sweete melodie, sing mo songes, that thou mayest be had in remembraunce.
(Take an harp and go about the city thou/you harlot that hast been forgotten, make sweete melodie, sing more songes, that thou/you mayest/may be had in remembrance.)

Gnva Take an harpe and go about the citie: (thou harlot thou hast beene forgotten) make sweete melodie, sing moe songes that thou maiest be remembred.
(Take an harp and go about the city: (thou harlot thou/you hast been forgotten) make sweete melodie, sing more songes that thou/you mayest/may be remembred. )

Cvdl Take thy lute (saie men to her) and go aboute the citie, thou art yet an vnknowne wensche, make pastyme with dyuerse balettes, wherby thou mayest come in to acquantaunce.
(Take thy/your lute (saie men to her) and go about the city, thou/you art yet an unknown wensche, make pastyme with dyuerse balettes, wherby thou/you mayest/may come in to acquantaunce.)

Wycl Thou hoore, youun to foryetyng, take an harpe, cumpasse the citee; synge thou wel, vse thou ofte a song, that mynde be of thee.
(Thou hoore, given to foryetyng, take an harp, cumpasse the city; sing thou/you well, use thou/you ofte a song, that mind be of thee/you.)

Luth Nimm die Harfe, gehe in der Stadt um, du vergessene Hure; mach es gut auf dem Saitenspiel und singe getrost, auf daß dein wieder gedacht werde.
(Nimm the Harfe, go in the/of_the city um, you vergessene Hure; mach it good on to_him Saitenspiel and singe confidently, on that your again gedacht become.)

ClVg [Sume citharam, circui civitatem, meretrix oblivioni tradita: bene cane, frequenta canticum, ut memoria tui sit.[fn]
([Sume citharam, circui civitatem, meretrix oblivioni tradita: bene cane, frequenta canticum, as memoria yours sit. )

23.16 Sume tibi citharam. Quæ de hoc onere sequuntur ad reversionem Tyri spectant. Bene cane, frequenter, etc. Admonet eam canticum miseriarum suarum semper cantare, ne iterum eadem patiatur. Dicunt enim hanc esse musicæ naturam: si lætum invenerit, lætiorem facit; si tristem, tristiorem reddit.

23.16 Sume to_you citharam. Quæ about this onere sequuntur to reversionem Tyri spectant. Bene cane, frequenter, etc. Admonet her canticum miseriarum suarum always cantare, not again eadem patiatur. Dicunt because hanc esse musicæ naturam: when/but_if lætum invenerit, lætiorem facit; when/but_if tristem, tristiorem reddit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Take a harp, go about the city, you forgotten prostitute … so that you may be remembered

(Some words not found in UHB: take harp go_about (a)_city prostitute forgotten well make_~_melody many songs that remembered )

This speaks about the people of Tyre as if they were a prostitute (verse 15). Just as a prostitute who is no longer popular may sing in the streets to regain her former lovers, the people of Tyre will try to get people from other nations to return to them to continue trading so that the people of Tyre will be rich and powerful again.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) so that you may be remembered

(Some words not found in UHB: take harp go_about (a)_city prostitute forgotten well make_~_melody many songs that remembered )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that people remember you” or “so that people return to you”

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