Isaiah 23:2-3
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Be still, ye that dwell in the isles: the merchants of Sidon, and such as pass over the sea, have [a]replenished thee.
3 The [b]seed of Nile growing by the abundance of waters, and the harvest of the river was her revenues, and she was a mart of the nations.
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- Isaiah 23:2 Have haunteth thee, and enriched thee.
- Isaiah 23:3 Meaning, the corn of Egypt, which was fed by the overflowing of the Nile.
Isaiah 23:2-3
New King James Version
2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland,
You merchants of Sidon,
[a]Whom those who cross the sea have filled.
3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor,
The harvest of [b]the River, is her revenue;
And (A)she is a marketplace for the nations.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:2 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Tg. Passing over the water; DSS Your messengers passing over the sea
- Isaiah 23:3 The Nile
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