Isaiah 23:2 KJV — MannaFest

Isaiah 23:2

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

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ASV

Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

WEB

Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.

YLT

Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.

DBT

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.

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Isaiah 47:5
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Ezekiel 27:3–4
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Habakkuk 2:20
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Ezekiel 27:8–36
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

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Zidon was the more ancient city, situated upon the same sea-cost, a few leagues more to the north, and Tyre was at first only a colony of that; but the daughter had outgrown the mother, and become much more considerable.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Be still; for God will do his work ( Ps. xlvi. 13 ), and you cannot resist him. (3.) The neighbours are amazed, blush, and are in pain for them: Zidon is ashamed (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Zidon--of which Tyre was a colony, planted when Zidon was conquered by the Philistines of Ascalon. Zidon means a "fishing station"; this was its beginning. replenished--with wealth and an industrious population (Eze 27:3, 8, 23).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Be still - Hebrew. be silent, boast no more of thy wealth and power. The isle - Of Tyre, which was an island, 'till Alexander joined it to the continent. The title of islands is often given by the Hebrew to places bordering upon the sea.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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ISA 23:2PSA 46:10 HAB 2:20
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ISA 23:2PSA 46:10 ZEC 2:13
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ISA 23:2PSA 46:10 PSA 100:3
ISA 23:2PSA 46:10 EZE 38:23
ISA 23:2PSA 46:10 PSA 83:18
ISA 23:2HAB 2:20 ZEP 1:7
ISA 23:2HAB 2:20 PSA 46:10
ISA 23:2HAB 2:20 PSA 11:4

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