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Isaiah 23:3

NileShihor

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.

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 travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report 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 gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

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  • Jeremiah 2:18

    And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

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  • Ezekiel 27:3–23

    And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

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  • Isaiah 23:8

    Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

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  • Joel 3:5

    Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

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  • Deuteronomy 11:10

    For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

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  • Isaiah 32:20

    Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

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  • Revelation 18:11–13

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

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