King James Version

Isaiah 23:14

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

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הֵילִ֖ילוּheylilvhowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “howl”, a commandH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.אֳנִיּ֣וֹתoniotshipאֳנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “ship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH591a shipship(-men).תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtarshishTarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁnoun, proper name — “Tarshish”H8659Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an IsraeliteTarshish, Tharshish.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שֻׁדַּ֖דshudaddeadשָׁדַדverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dead”, a completed actionH7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravagedead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.מָעֻזְּכֶֽןmauzkhenforceמָעוֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defenceforce, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

Young’s Literal Translation

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your strength hath been destroyed.

World English Bible

Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!

Darby Translation

Howl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.

Douay-Rheims

Howl, O ye ships of the sea, for your strength is laid waste.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Howl, ye ships of Carthage: for your strong hold is destroyed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀλολύξατε πλοῖα Καρχηδόνος, ὅτι ἀπόλωλε τὸ ὀχύρωμα ὑμῶν.