Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.
New American Standard Bible
You merchants of Sidon;
King James Version
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Holman Bible
you merchants of Sidon;
your agents have crossed the sea
International Standard Version
"Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea,
A Conservative Version
Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, who pass over the sea, have replenished.
American Standard Version
Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Amplified
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,
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Bible in Basic English
Send out a cry of grief, you men of the sea-land, traders of Zidon, who go over the sea, whose representatives are on great waters;
Darby Translation
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye silent, O inhabitants of the isle; the merchants of Zidon passing over the sea filled thee.
King James 2000
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast; you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be still, inhabitants of [the] coast, merchant of Sidon, who travels over [the] sea, they filled you.
Modern King James verseion
Be still, inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who pass over the sea. They have filled you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be still ye that dwell in the Isle; the merchants of Sidon and such as pass over the sea have made thee plenteous.
NET Bible
Lament, you residents of the coast, you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea, whose agents sail over
New Heart English Bible
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
The Emphasized Bible
Be dumb, ye inhabitants of the Coast, - Whom the merchants of Zidon, passing over the sea, once replenished;
Webster
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
World English Bible
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Themes
Quietness » Stillness essential to reception of instruction
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Commerce of
The Sidonians » Engaged in extensive commerce
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 23:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Tyre
1 The Burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For it hath been destroyed, Without house, without entrance, From the land of Chittim it was revealed to them. 2 Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee. 3 And in many waters is the seed of Sihor, The harvest of the brook is her increase, And she is a mart of nations.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 47:5
Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'Mistress of kingdoms.'
Psalm 46:10
Desist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.
Isaiah 41:1
Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on to power, They come nigh, then they speak, 'Together -- to judgment we draw near.'
Ezekiel 27:3-4
O dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples unto many isles, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou -- thou hast said: I am the perfection of beauty.
Ezekiel 27:8-36
Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They are thy pilots.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I am, The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou art man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,
Habakkuk 2:20
And Jehovah is in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!