Isaiah 23:3 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 23:3

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.

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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.

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Vers. 3.) Those crossing the sea fill you, in many waters, with the seed of the Nile, and the harvest of its river. Tyre rejoices in trade, and is the market of the whole world, and the present times prove it, as described by Ezekiel in his lengthy discourse. That merchants cross the seas in transporting goods is not doubted by anyone; nor does the city itself have such great wealth from the land of its region, which is very narrow, and is pressed by the borders of Galilee and Damascus, as it has from the transportation of ships.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And by great waters - That is, by the abundant-waters, or the overflowing of the Nile. Tyre was the mart to which the superabundant productions of Egypt were borne (see Ezek. 27) The seed of Sihor - There can be no doubt that by ‘Sihor’ here is meant the river Nile in Egypt (see Jos 13:3; 1Ch 13:5; Jer 2:18). The word שׁחר shichor is derived from שׁחר shachar, “to be black” Job 30:30, and is given to the Nile from its color when it brings down the slime or mud by which Egypt is rendered so fertile.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְמַ֤יִם	u.ve.Ma.yim	and on waters	H4325 →
רַבִּים֙	ra.Bim	many	H7227 →
זֶ֣רַע	Ze.ra'	[was] [the] seed of	H2233 →
שִׁחֹ֔ר	shi.Chor	Shihor	H7883 →
קְצִ֥יר	ke.Tzir	[the] harvest of	H7105 →
יְא֖וֹר	ye.'or	[the] River	H2975 →
תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ	te.vu.'a.Tah	revenue her	H8393 →
וַתְּהִ֖י	va.te.Hi	and it became	H1961 →
סְחַ֥ר	se.Char	[the] traffic of	H5504 →
גּוֹיִֽם׃	go.Yim	nations	H1471 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 13:5
So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 6:21
  So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”
- 2 Samuel 6:1
  David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
- 1 Kings 8:65
  So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more…
Through
Joel 3:5
For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 21:16–17
  Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
- 2 Kings 24:13
  As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king…
Through
Jeremiah 2:18
Now 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?
leads to
- Joshua 13:3
  All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of…
Through
Ezekiel 28:4
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
leads to
- Proverbs 23:4–5
  Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 18:11
  A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

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