Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched. New Living Translation Mourn in silence, you people of the coast and you merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea, English Standard Version Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you. Berean Standard Bible Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. King James Bible Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. New King James Version Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. New American Standard Bible Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea NASB 1995 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea NASB 1977 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea Legacy Standard Bible Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea Amplified Bible Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea Christian Standard Bible Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea Holman Christian Standard Bible Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea American Standard Version Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. Contemporary English Version Mourn in silence, you shop owners of Sidon, you people on the coast. Your sailors crossed oceans, making your city rich. English Revised Version Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. GOD'S WORD® Translation Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants from Sidon. Your messengers have crossed the sea. Good News Translation Wail, you merchants of Sidon! You sent agents International Standard Version "Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea, Majority Standard Bible Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. NET Bible Lament, you residents of the coast, you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea, whose agents sail over New Heart English Bible Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. Webster's Bible Translation Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. World English Bible Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBe silent, you inhabitants of the island, "" Trader of Sidon, passing the sea, they filled you. Young's Literal Translation Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee. Smith's Literal Translation Be ye silent, O inhabitants of the isle; the merchants of Zidon passing over the sea filled thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBe silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you. New American Bible Silence! you who dwell on the coast, you merchants of Sidon, Whose messengers crossed the sea New Revised Standard Version Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon, your messengers crossed over the sea Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBe still, O inhabitants of the islands, the merchants of Zidon that passed over the sea. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Be still, inhabitants of the Merchant island of Tsidon, which is beyond in the Sea OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast-land; Thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. Brenton Septuagint Translation To whom are the dwellers in the island become like, the merchants of Phoenice, passing over the sea Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fall of Tyre1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. 2Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. 3On 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.… Cross References Ezekiel 27:25-36 The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. / Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. ... Zechariah 9:2-4 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. / Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. Revelation 18:11-19 And 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 of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ... Jeremiah 25:22 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea; Ezekiel 26:15-18 This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? / All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! ... Joel 3:4-8 Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ... Amos 1:9-10 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.” Matthew 11:21-22 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. Nahum 3:4-7 because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. / “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. ... Psalm 48:7 With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. Revelation 18:9-10 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Jeremiah 47:4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. Ezekiel 28:2-8 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ... Acts 12:20 Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food. Isaiah 23:8-9 Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? / The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. Treasury of Scripture Be still, you inhabitants of the isle; you whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. still. Isaiah 41:1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 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. Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. the isle 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… Ezekiel 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: the merchants Ezekiel 27:8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. Jump to Previous Coast Coastland Coast-Land Crossed Cry Enriched Great Grief Inhabitants Island Isle Merchants Messengers Passed Passing Replenished Representatives Sea Sea-Land Sidon Silent Trader Traders Waters ZidonJump to Next Coast Coastland Coast-Land Crossed Cry Enriched Great Grief Inhabitants Island Isle Merchants Messengers Passed Passing Replenished Representatives Sea Sea-Land Sidon Silent Trader Traders Waters ZidonIsaiah 23 1. The miserable overthrow of Tyre15. Her restoration and unfaithfulness Be silent The Hebrew root for "be silent" is "דּוּמָם" (dumam), which conveys a sense of stillness or quietness. In the context of Isaiah 23, this command to silence is a call for the inhabitants of the coastlands to pause and reflect on the impending judgment. It is a moment of solemnity, urging the people to recognize the gravity of the situation. From a spiritual perspective, silence before God is often a posture of reverence and submission, acknowledging His sovereignty and awaiting His direction. O dwellers of the coastland you merchants of Sidon whose traders have crossed the sea Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Be silent,דֹּ֖מּוּ (dōm·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1826: To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish O dwellers יֹ֣שְׁבֵי (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the coastland, אִ֑י (’î) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 339: A habitable spot, dry land, a coast, an island you merchants סֹחֵ֥ר (sō·ḥêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5503: To go around or about, travel about of Sidon, צִיד֛וֹן (ṣî·ḏō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6721: Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan whom the seafarers עֹבֵ֥ר (‘ō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on have enriched. מִלְאֽוּךְ׃ (mil·’ūḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | second person feminine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of Links Isaiah 23:2 NIVIsaiah 23:2 NLT Isaiah 23:2 ESV Isaiah 23:2 NASB Isaiah 23:2 KJV Isaiah 23:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 23:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 23:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 23:2 French Bible Isaiah 23:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 23:2 Be still you inhabitants of the coast (Isa Isi Is) |
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