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Isaiah 23:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Isaiah 23:2

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1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

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

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

4 Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”

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Jeremiah 25:22

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"and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;"

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Genesis 49:13

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"“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon."

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Zephaniah 2:5

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"Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The LORD’s word is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant."

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Nehemiah 13:16

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"Some men of Tyre also lived there, who brought in fish and all kinds of wares, and sold on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem."

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Isaiah 47:5

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"“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms."

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Ezekiel 27:3-4

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"and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’"

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From This Chapter

Isaiah 23:1

"The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them."

Isaiah 23:3

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

Isaiah 23:4

"Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”"

Isaiah 23:5

"When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre."

Isaiah 23:6

"Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!"

Isaiah 23:7

"Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?"

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