1. Ésaïe 23:1 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Where was Cyprus, and why is this place mentioned here?

Ésaïe 23:1 (NEG79)

1 Oracle sur Tyr.Lamentez-vous, navires de Tarsis! Car elle est détruite: plus de maisons! plus d'entrée! C'est du pays de Kittim que la nouvelle leur en est venue.

Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean, was called Kittim in the time of Isaiah. The ships passing by Cyprus on their way back to Tyre would already have heard the news about the destruction here.