Isaiah 23:4-5

Verse 4-5 “Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.”

Zidon, Tyre’s “mother,” is told to be ashamed. Zidon is now childless (which was a shame in the ancient world). The strength of the sea (which Tyre was - she not only was the queen of trade, but protected that part of the seas from pirates and such) will not be bringing forth any more children (no more colonies or settlements) nor raise children up to herself. Tyre did eventually rebuild, but it was never the glorious city it once was and it was probably not the original inhabitants who settled it.

As Zidon would have been pained at a report just recently received about Egypt, they would be even more pained at the report about Tyre. The report from Egypt which had just preceded the report about Tyre had to do with a war at Carchemish which virtually ended Egyptian power. As Egypt was such a major client in their shipping business, the loss would be substantial. The loss of Tyre would be even more so, as now their port of trade was destroyed.

Just as Tyre was the strength and protector of the seas, so is America. We are told in Revelation that modern Babylon will no longer hear in herself the sound of musicians, craftsmen, workers, brides or bridegrooms, and in Isaiah 14 we are told that the name, remnant, son, and nephew would be cut off. The same basic thing is said here, so we again have a connection between modern Babylon and ancient Tyre, indicating that this prophecy is probably also talking about America.

As to what the modern report of Egypt might be, the prophecies on Egypt are yet to be studied, but I believe that a piece of the answer may be found in the last few chapters of Daniel, which I was not able to totally decipher at the time that was studied. As the prophecies in the Old Testament prophets are covered, it may come to light what the news about Egypt will be. I suspect that Egypt may be one of the three horns that is said to fall before antichrist in Daniel 7:20. Daniel 11:42 says that Egypt will not escape the hand of the vile ruler or as we commonly refer to him, antichrist.

America's mother is England, who has filled the same roll in America's birth and life as Tyre did in Zidon's. Just as a report of Egypt being overrun and destroyed at the hand of antichrist would shock and dismay England, our destruction would devastate England. They rely on us to be an ally and the USA is Britain's largest export market.