Isaiah 23:2-4
Common English Bible
2 Be still, inhabitants of the coast, traders of Sidon,
whose messengers crossed over the sea,[a]
3 over the mighty waters.
The grain of Shihor, the Nile’s harvest, was her income;
she was the marketplace of nations.
4 Be ashamed, Sidon, because the sea has spoken;
the fortress of the sea has said,
“I haven’t been in labor; I didn’t give birth;
I never raised young men or brought up young women.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:2 Correction; MT one crossing over the sea filled you
Isaiah 23:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Be still, O inhabitants of the coast;
the merchants of (A)Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.
3 And on many waters
your revenue was the grain of Shihor,
the harvest of the Nile;
you were (B)the merchant of the nations.
4 Be ashamed, O (C)Sidon, for the sea has spoken,
the stronghold of the sea, saying:
“I have neither labored nor given birth,
I have neither reared young men
nor brought up young women.”
Isaiah 23:2-4
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.
4 Be ashamed, O Sidon;
For the sea has spoken,
The strength of the sea, saying,
“I do not labor, nor bring forth children;
Neither do I rear young men,
Nor bring up virgins.”
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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