Isaiah 23:3

And 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

In Context

2Be 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

4Be thou ashamed, O Tzidon; for the yam hath spoken, 1 even the ma'oz (fortress) of the yam, saying, 1 I travail not, nor give birth, 1 neither do I rear bochurim, 1 nor bring up betulot. 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:5So Dovid assembled kol Yisroel together, from Shichor in Mitzrayim even unto the entrance of Chamat, to bring the Aron HaElohim from Kiryat-Ye'arim.

Isaiah 23:8Who hath devised this against Tzor, the crowning city, 1 whose sokharim (merchants) are sarim (princes), 1 whose traders are the nikhbadei Eretz (honored of the Earth). 1

Jeremiah 2:18And now what hast thou to do in the derech Mitzrayim, 1 to drink the waters of the Shichor ([Nile] River)? 1 Or what hast thou to do in the derech Ashur (Assyria), 1 to drink the waters of the Euphrates [River]? 1

Ezekiel 27:33When thy wares went forth by sea, 1 thou filledst many people; 1 thou didst enrich the melachim of ha'aretz 1 with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 1

Joel 3:5And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Shem of Adonoi shall be saved; for in Mount Tziyon and in Yerushalayim shall be deliverance, as Hashem hath said, and in the seridim whom Hashem shall call. + 3:5 Jer 23:5-6; Zech 6:11-12; Ezra 3:8

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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