Isa 23:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. merchandise . . . holiness —Her traffic and gains shall at last (long after the restoration mentioned in ) be consecrated to Jehovah. Jesus Christ visited the neighborhood of Tyre ( ); Paul found disciples there ( ); it early became a Christian bishopric, but the full evangelization of that whole race, as of the Ethiopians ( ), of the Egyptians and Assyrians ( ), is yet to come ( ). not treasured —but freely expended in His service. them that dwell before the Lord —the ministers of religion. But HORSLEY translates, "them that sit before Jehovah" as disciples. durable clothing —Changes of raiment constituted much of the wealth of former days.

Isaiah 23:18

18. merchandise . . . holiness—Her traffic and gains shall at last (long after the restoration mentioned in Isa 23:17) be consecrated to Jehovah. Jesus Christ visited the neighborhood of Tyre (Mt 15:21); Paul found disciples there (Ac 21:3-6); it early became a Christian bishopric, but the full evangelization of that whole race, as of the Ethiopians (Isa 18:1-7), of the Egyptians and Assyrians (Isa 19:1-25), is yet to come (Isa 60:5).

not treasured—but freely expended in His service.

them that dwell before the Lord—the ministers of religion. But HORSLEY translates, "them that sit before Jehovah" as disciples.

durable clothing—Changes of raiment constituted much of the wealth of former days.