Isaiah 23:3

Yea on mighty waters, was the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her increase,—And so she became a mart of nations.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 dumb, ye inhabitants of the Coast,—Whom the merchants of Zidon, passing over the sea, once replenished;

4Turn thou pale, O Zidon, For spoken hath the sea, the fortress of the sea saying,—I have neither been in pangs nor given birth I have neither brought up young men nor promoted virgins.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:5So David convoked all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt, even unto the entering in of Hamath,—to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Isaiah 23:8Who hath purposed this, against Tyre, The bestower of crowns,—Whose merchants are princes, Her traders the honourable of the earth?

Jeremiah 2:18Now, therefore what hast thou to do with the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do with the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River [="Euphrates"]?

Ezekiel 27:33By the going forth of thy commodities out of the seas, Thou didst satisfy many peoples, By the multitude of thy wares and of thy merchandise, Thou didst enrich the kings of the earth.

Joel 3:5Because, my silver and my gold, ye took away,—and, my richly beautiful things, carried ye into your temples;

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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