Isaiah 23:2

Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

In Context

1The Burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For it hath been destroyed, Without house, without entrance, From the land of Chittim it was revealed to them.

3And in many waters [is] the seed of Sihor, The harvest of the brook [is] her increase, And she is a mart of nations.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:10Desist, and know that I [am] God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

Isaiah 47:5Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'Mistress of kingdoms.'

Ezekiel 27:8Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They [are] thy pilots.

Habakkuk 2:20And Jehovah [is] in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all 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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