Isaiah 23:4

Be 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

5As at the report concerning Mitzrayim, 1 so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tzor. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15And Kena'an fathered Tzidon his bechor, and Chet,

Jeremiah 47:3At the noise of the stamping of the hooves of his mighty steeds, 1 at the rushing of his chariots, 1 and at the rumbling of his wheels, 1 the avot shall not look back to their banim 1 for the limpness of their hands; 1

Ezekiel 28:21Ben adam, set thy face toward Tzidon (Sidon), and prophesy against it,

Revelation 18:23And the ohr of a menorah would shine in you no more, and the kol (voice) of a choson (bridegroom) and of a kallah (bride) would be heard in you no more; because your merchants were the gedolim (the great) of ha'aretz (the earth), because by your kashefanut (sorcery) were all the Goyim deceived, + 18:23 Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; Isa 23:8; Nah 3:4

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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