Verse 3

Isaiah 23:3

Free Bible Version

3 Egyptian grain came across the wide oceans. The Nile's harvest was what made Tyre money; she was the merchant to the nations.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/בְ/מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑/הּ וַ/תְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם

English Translation

And in many waters, the seed of the black is a harvest of the river; and it became a trade of nations.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 A message about Tyre. Howl, people on the ships of Tarshish! Tyre has been destroyed—nothing is left... Focus ↗

2 Stay shocked into silence, people of the coastlands, merchants of Sidon, and sailors. Focus ↗

3 Egyptian grain came across the wide oceans. The Nile's harvest was what made Tyre money; she was the...

4 Feel the shame, Sidon! For the fortress of the sea says, “I have no children, having never been in l... Focus ↗

5 Sail across to Tarshish! Howl, people of the coastlands! Focus ↗

6 Is this really your triumphant city, whose beginnings are from the distant past, who has sent out pe... Focus ↗

7 Who planned this attack on Tyre? Tyre, who created kingdoms, whose merchants were princes, whose tra... Focus ↗

8 The Lord Almighty planned it, to humble its pride in all its glory, and to bring down all who receiv... Focus ↗

9 Work your land, people of Tarshish, as they do beside the Nile, for you don't have a harbor anymore. Focus ↗

10 The Lord held his hand out over the sea and shook kingdoms. He has condemned Phoenicia, giving the o... Focus ↗

11 He said, “Don't celebrate any more, mistreated virgin daughter of Sidon. Go and sail over to Cyprus—... Focus ↗

12 Look at the country of the Babylonians, this people that are not as they used to be! The Assyrians h... Focus ↗

13 Howl, people on the ships of Tarshish because your fortress is destroyed! Focus ↗

14 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, a king's lifetime, as it were. But at the end... Focus ↗

15 “Take a lyre and walk around the city, forgotten prostitute! Play and sing so people will remember y... Focus ↗

16 After seventy years, the Lord will restore Tyre. But then she will go back to hiring herself out as... Focus ↗

17 However, her profits and what she earns will be consecrated to the Lord. They won't be kept or saved... Focus ↗

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