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