Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 23:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Tyre
2 "Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea, 3 and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations. 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, because the sea has spoken, the fortress of the sea: I have neither been in labor nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up young women."
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:5
So David assembled all of Israel from the Shihor River of Egypt to Lebo-hamath in order to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Jeremiah 2:18
Now, what are you doing on the road to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Nile? And what are you doing on the road to Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Deuteronomy 11:10
For the land that you are about to enter to inherit isn't like the land of Egypt that you just left, where you plant a seed and irrigate it with your feet like a vegetable garden.
Isaiah 19:7
And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left.
Isaiah 23:8
Who has planned this against Tyre, that bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the most renowned on earth?
Isaiah 32:20
How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream, and letting your cattle and donkeys range freely!"
Ezekiel 27:3-23
Tell Tyre, who lives at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea, who serves as the international merchant to many coastal districts: "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Tyre, you've been claiming, "I am beauty perfected.'
Ezekiel 27:33
Your merchandise went out over the oceans to satisfy many nations; with the abundance of your wealth you enriched the kings of the earth.
Ezekiel 28:4
Your wisdom and understanding brought you phenomenal wealth. You've brought gold and silver into your treasuries.
Joel 3:5
since you took my silver and gold, carried my precious treasures into your temples,
Revelation 18:11-13
The world's businesses cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore