Isaiah 23:2
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Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
In other translations
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Isaiah 47:5Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of Chaldea. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
- Ezekiel 28:2Son 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:“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.
- Ezekiel 27:8-368 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.8 The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains. 9 The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise. 10 Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor. 11 Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
- Psalm 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Isaiah 41:1Keep 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.“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
- Ezekiel 27:3-43 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. 4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.3 Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ 4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
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People and places
Places: Sidon