Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Yea on mighty waters, was the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her increase, - And so she became a mart of nations.
New American Standard Bible
And she was the
King James Version
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
Holman Bible
Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor—
the harvest of the Nile.
She was the merchant among the nations.
International Standard Version
and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations.
A Conservative Version
And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue, and she was the mart of nations.
American Standard Version
And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.
Amplified
And they were on great waters.
The grain of the
And she was the market of nations.
Bible in Basic English
Who get in the seed of Shihor, whose wealth is the trade of the nations.
Darby Translation
And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.
Julia Smith Translation
On many waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river her produce; and she shall be the emporium of nations.
King James 2000
And by great waters the grain of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a marketplace of nations.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And on [the] great waters [is] the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile [is] its produce, and she was [the] merchandise of [the] nations.
Modern King James verseion
And by great waters, the seed of Sihor and the harvest of the river Nile was her revenue; and she a mart of nations.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For by sea were there fruits brought unto thee, and all manner of corn by water. Thou wast the common market of all people.
NET Bible
the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.
New Heart English Bible
On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.
Webster
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
World English Bible
On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.
Youngs Literal Translation
And in many waters is the seed of Sihor, The harvest of the brook is her increase, And she is a mart of nations.
Themes
River Nile » The egyptians » Carried on extensive commerce by
Rivers » Useful for » Commerce
Sihor » A river of egypt, given by some authorities as the nile river
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Topics
Interlinear
Rab
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 23:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Tyre
2 Be dumb, ye inhabitants of the Coast, - Whom the merchants of Zidon, passing over the sea, once replenished; 3 Yea on mighty waters, was the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her increase, - And so she became a mart of nations. 4 Turn thou pale, O Zidon, For spoken hath the sea, the fortress of the sea saying, - I have neither been in pangs nor given birth I have neither brought up young men nor promoted virgins.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:5
So David convoked all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt, even unto the entering in of Hamath, - to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Jeremiah 2:18
Now, therefore what hast thou to do with the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do with the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?
Deuteronomy 11:10
For the land which thou art entering to, possess, not like the land of Egypt, it is, from whence ye came out, - where thou didst sow thy seed, and then water it with thy foot, like a garden of herbs;
Isaiah 19:7
The meadows by the Nile, by the mouth of the Nile. And all that is sown in the Nile, Shall be dry, driven away, and not be!
Isaiah 23:8
Who hath purposed this, against Tyre, The bestower of crowns, - Whose merchants are princes, Her traders the honourable of the earth?
Isaiah 32:20
How happy are ye who sow beside all waters, - Who send forth the foot of the ox and the ass.
Ezekiel 27:3-23
And thou shalt say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest by the entrances of the sea, Thou merchant of the peoples unto many shores, - Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, O Tyre, Thou saidst, I, am the perfection of beauty!
Ezekiel 27:33
By the going forth of thy commodities out of the seas, Thou didst satisfy many peoples, By the multitude of thy wares and of thy merchandise, Thou didst enrich the kings of the earth.
Ezekiel 28:4
In thy wisdom and in thine understanding, hast thou gotten thee wealth, - And hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasuries:
Joel 3:5
Because, my silver and my gold, ye took away, - and, my richly beautiful things, carried ye into your temples;
Revelation 18:11-13
And, the merchants of the earth, weep and grieve over her, because, their cargo, no one, buyeth any more: