Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

The merchants

Bible References

Still

Isaiah 41:1
“Be silent before Me, islands!
And let peoples renew their strength.
Let them approach, then let them testify;
let us come together for the trial.
Isaiah 47:5
“Daughter Chaldea,
sit in silence and go into darkness.
For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.
Psalm 46:10
“Stop your fighting—and know that I am God,
exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”
Habakkuk 2:20
But the Lord is in His holy temple;
let everyone on earth
be silent in His presence.

The isle

Ezekiel 27:3
Say to Tyre, who is located at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands: This is what the Lord God says:

Tyre, you declared,
‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

The merchants

Ezekiel 27:8
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
were your rowers.
Your wise men were within you, Tyre;
they were your captains.

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