Isaiah 23:2
What does Isaiah 23:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 23:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Send out a cry of grief, you men of the sea-land, traders of Zidon, who go over the sea, whose representatives are on great waters;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Isaiah 41:1
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples 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 mistress of kingdoms.
- Ezekiel 27:8
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.
- Ezekiel 27:3
and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
- Habakkuk 2:20
But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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