Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ye silent, O inhabitants of the isle; the merchants of Zidon passing over the sea filled thee. 3 On many waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river her produce; and she shall be the emporium of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea said, the strength of the sea, saying, I was not pained, I brought not forth, and I caused not youths to grow, and I raised not up virgins.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:5
And David will convoke together all Israel from Sihor of Egypt and even to the going in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from the cities of the forests.
Jeremiah 2:18
And now what to thee for the way of Egypt, to drink the water of Sihor? and what to thee to the way of Amur, to drink the water of the river?
Deuteronomy 11:10
For the land where thou goest in there to possess it, it is not as the land of Egypt, where ye came from there, when thou shalt sow thy seed, and thou wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of green things:
Isaiah 19:7
The naked places by the river upon the mouth of the river, and everything being sown by the river was dried up, driven away, and nothing of it
Isaiah 23:8
Who will counsel this against Tyre, encircled with a crown, whom her merchants, chiefs; her merchants the honored of the earth.
Isaiah 32:20
Happy ye sowing upon all waters, sending the foot of the ox and the ass.
Ezekiel 27:3-23
And say to Tyre, Thou dwelling at the entrance of the sea, a traffic of the peoples for many islands, thus said the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou saidst, I am perfect of beauty.
Ezekiel 27:33
In the going forth of thy markets from the seas thou didst satisfy many peoples; with the multitude of thy riches and thy traffics thou didst enrich the kings of the earth.
Ezekiel 28:4
With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou madest to thee wealth, and thou wilt make gold and silver in thy treasures.
Joel 3:5
For ye took my silver and my gold, and my delights of good things ye brought to your temples.
Revelation 18:11-13
And the wholesale merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for their cargo will none purchase more: