Isaiah 23:4

Be 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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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

3Upon 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

5When the report comes to Egypt, they will be grieved concerning Tyre. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,

Jeremiah 47:3At the sound of the stamping of their strong horses' hooves, 1 at the roar of their chariots and the noise of their wheels, 1 fathers will not help their children because of their own weakness. 1

Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.

Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp 2 will not shine in you anymore. 1 The voices of the bridegroom and the bride 2 will not be heard in you anymore, 1 for your merchants were the princes of the earth, 2 and the nations were deceived by your sorcery. 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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