Isaiah 23:3

On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.

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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, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

4Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:8Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?

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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