Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 still ye that dwell in the Isle; the merchants of Sidon and such as pass over the sea have made thee plenteous. 3 For by sea were there fruits brought unto thee, and all manner of corn by water. Thou wast the common market of all people. 4 Be ashamed, thou Sidon, for the sea - even the strength of the sea - hath spoken, saying: "I have not traveled, nor brought forth children, nor nourished up young men, or brought up virgins."
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:5
And David gathered all Israel together from Shihor in Egypt unto Hamath, to bring the Ark of the Lord from Kiriathjearim.
Jeremiah 2:18
And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt? To drink foul water? Either, what makest thou in the way to Assyria? To drink water of the flood?
Deuteronomy 11:10
For the land whither thou goest to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt whence thou camest out, where thou sowedest thy seed and wateredest it with thy labour as a garden of herbs:
Isaiah 19:7
Reed and rush shall fail, the grass by the waterside or upon the river bank, yea and whatsoever is sown by the waters, shall be withered, destroyed, and brought to naught.
Isaiah 23:8
Who hath devised such things upon Tyre the crown of all cities, whose merchants and Captains were the highest and principal of the world?
Isaiah 32:20
O how happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sow your seed beside all waters, and drive thither the feet of your oxen and asses.
Ezekiel 27:3-23
and say unto Tyre, which is a port of the sea that occupieth with much people and many Isles, 'Thus speaketh the LORD God: O Tyre, thou hast said, 'What, I am a noble city.'
Ezekiel 27:33
When thy wares and merchandise came from the seas, thou gavest all people enough. The kings of the earth hast thou made rich, through the multitude of thy wares and occupying:
Ezekiel 28:4
With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold.
Joel 3:5
for ye have taken away my silver and gold, my fair and goodly jewels, and brought them into your gods' houses.
Revelation 18:11-13
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and wail in themselves, for no man will buy their ware any more,