Isaiah 23:3

In 11 translations

BSB

On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.

KJV

And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

WEB

On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.

ASV

And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

LSV

And the seed of Sihor [is] in many waters, || Her increase [is] the harvest of the brook, || And she is a market of nations.

YLT

And in many waters [is] the seed of Sihor, The harvest of the brook [is] her increase, And she is a mart of nations.

DBY

And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.

DRC

The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations.

GNV

The seede of Nilus growing by the abundance of waters, and the haruest of the riuer was her reuenues, and she was a marte of the nations.

JPS

And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

LXXE

in great waters, a generation of merchants? as when the harvest is gathered in, so are these traders with the nations.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃

LXX-Br

ἐν ὕδατι πολλῷ, σπέρμα μετάβολων; ὡς ἀμητοῦ εἰσφερομένου, οἱ μεταβόλοι τῶν ἐθνῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 2:18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
• 1 Chronicles 13:5So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
• Revelation 18:11–13And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds…
• Joel 3:5For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.
• Ezekiel 27:3–23Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ Your borders are in the heart of the seas;…
• Isaiah 32:20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
• Ezekiel 27:33When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
• Deuteronomy 11:10For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
• Ezekiel 28:4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
• Isaiah 23:8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
• Isaiah 19:7The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.

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