Isaiah 23:2

Be still, ye inhabitants of the ee (isle, island); 1 thou whom the sokher (merchant) of Tzidon, 1 that pass over the yam, have enriched. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

1The massa (burden) of Tzor: 1 Howl, ye oniyyot (ships) of Tarshish; 1 for it is destroyed, so that there is no bais, no entering in; 1 from the Eretz Kittim (Land of Cyprus) 1 niglah (it is revealed) to them. 1

3And by mayim rabbim, the zera (grain) of Shikhor, + 23:3 Nile 1 the katzir (harvest) of the Shikhor, + 23:3 Nile is her tevuah (produce, income); 1 and she is a Sakhar Goyim (market bazaar of nations). 1

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Cross References

Psalms 46:10He maketh milchamot to cease unto the end of ha'aretz; 1 He breaketh the keshet (bow), and cutteth the khanit (spear); 1 He burneth the chariots in the eish. 1

Isaiah 47:5Sit thou silent, and get thee into choshech, 1 O Bat Kasdim (Chaldeans); 1 for thou shalt no more be called, 1 Geveret Mamlachot (The Lady of Kingdoms). 1

Ezekiel 27:8The inhabitants of Tzidon and Arvad 1 were thy oarsmen; 1 thy chachamim, O Tzor (Tyre), that were in thee, 1 were thy helmsmen. 1

Habakkuk 2:20But Hashem is in His Heikhal Kodesh; 1 let kol ha'aretz keep silence before Him.

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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