Thematic Bible: Chittim


Thematic Bible



An oracle against Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
Verse ConceptsSeafaringShips

He said,
“You will not rejoice anymore,
ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus
even there you will have no rest!”
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Cross over to Cyprus and take a look.
Send someone to Kedar and consider carefully;
see if there has ever been anything like this:
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Ships will come from the coast of Kittim;
they will afflict Asshur and Eber,
but they too will come to destruction.
Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsThe NavyShips For Attacking

Ships of Kittim will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentSeafaringShipsShips For AttackingBreaking The CovenantAngry PeopleCovenant Made At Sinaiventing

They made your oars of oaks from Bashan.
They made your deck of cypress wood
from the coasts of Cyprus,
inlaid with ivory.
Verse ConceptsIvoryShipsOaks

And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

They made your oars of oaks from Bashan.
They made your deck of cypress wood
from the coasts of Cyprus,
inlaid with ivory.
Verse ConceptsIvoryShipsOaks

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