Isaiah 23:3

Upon the great waters was the grain of Shihor, 1 the harvest of the Nile was her produce; 1 and it became the commerce of the nations. 1

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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 silent, you inhabitants of the coast; the merchant of Sidon, 1 who travels over the sea, has filled you. + 23:2 Some ancient and modern versions have Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who travel over the sea, have filled you or Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast and you merchants of Sidon, whom those who travel over the sea have filled . 1

4Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the mighty one of the sea. He says, 1 “I have not labored nor given birth, 1 nor have I raised young men nor brought up young women.” 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:5So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

Isaiah 23:8Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, 1 whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honored ones of the earth? 1

Jeremiah 2:18So now, why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor? 1 Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River? 1

Ezekiel 27:33When your merchandise went ashore from the sea, it satisfied many peoples; 1 you enriched the kings of the earth with your great wealth and merchandise! 1

Joel 3:5For you took my silver and my gold, 1 and you brought my precious treasures into your temples. 1

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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