Isaiah 23:11 - Exposition

He stretched out his hand over the sea , By "he" we must understand "Jehovah" (see Isaiah 23:9 ). God has smitten Tyro—the great maritime power—destroyed its dominion, and set its subject cities free. He shook the kingdoms ; i.e. not only Tyre, but the other cities of the Phoenician coast, each of which had its own king. Against the merchant city ; rather, against Canaan . Phoenicia is called "Canaan," as England is often called "Britain." So the "SyroPhoenician woman" of Mark 7:26 is "a woman of Canaan" in Matthew 15:22 .