Isaiah 23:2

Stay shocked into silence, people of the coastlands, merchants of Sidon, and sailors.

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In The King James Version

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

In Context

1A message about Tyre. Howl, people on the ships of Tarshish! Tyre has been destroyed—nothing is left of the houses and the harbor. They heard the news from the people of Cyprus.

3Egyptian grain came across the wide oceans. The Nile's harvest was what made Tyre money; she was the merchant to the nations.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:10Stop fighting! Recognize I am God! I am the ruler of the nations; I am the ruler of the earth.

Isaiah 47:5Sit quietly, and go into the darkness, daughter of Babylonia. Never again will you be called queen of all kingdoms.

Ezekiel 27:8Men from Sidon and Arvad did the rowing in your ship. You had your own skilled sailors from Tyre.

Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy Temple; let all the earth be silent in his presence.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 23:2-15

The Doom of Tyre. ( b. c. 718.) 1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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