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Isaiah 23:3

NileShihor

1 This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

2 Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.

On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.

4 Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”

5 When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
KJV
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
WEB
On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.
ASV
And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.
DARBY
And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.
BLB
And on great waters [is] the seed of Sihor; the harvest of the River [is] her revenue, and she is a marketplace of nations.
ÅB
Av Sikors[^1] sæd, av Nilens høst, som ble ført fram over det store hav, gjorde det[^2] seg vinning, og det var et marked for folkene.
OTB
På de store vannene kom kornet fra Nilen; hennes høst var inntekten til Tyrus, og hun var nasjonenes marked.
B1930
Av Sikors sæd, av Nilens høst, som blev ført frem over det store hav, gjorde det sig vinning, og det var et marked for folkene. / < d.e. Nilen.> / < Tyrus.>

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 13:5

    So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

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  • Jeremiah 2:18

    Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile ? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates ?

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  • Ezekiel 27:3–23

    Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

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  • Isaiah 23:8

    Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?

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  • Joel 3:5

    For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:10

    For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

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  • Isaiah 32:20

    Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.

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  • Revelation 18:11–13

    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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