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Isaiah 23:4 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 23 · verse 4
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.Isaiah 23:4 · King James Version
Isaiah 23:4 in context
2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthmâʻôwza fortified placeH4581 →
- childrenyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- ashamedbûwshproperly, to paleH954 →
- travailchûwlproperly, to twist or whirlH2342 →
- spokenʼâmarto sayH559 →
- ZidonTsîydôwnTsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineH6721 →
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Tyre being a sea-port town, this prophecy of its overthrow fitly begins and ends with, Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for all its business, wealth, and honour, depended upon its shipping; if that be ruined, they will be all undone. Observe, I. Tyre flourishing.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14