Verse List for ISA 23:4

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OET (OET-RV) Be ashamed Tsidon because the ocean has spoken. ⇔ The stronghold by the sea said, ⇔ ‘I haven’t been in labour or given birth, ⇔ ≈ and I haven’t raised young men or young women.’

OET-LV Be _ashamed Oh _Tsīdōn/(Sidon) if/because the_sea it _has _said the _stronghold _of the_sea to_say not I _have _been _in _labour and_not I _have _given _birth and_not I _have _brought _up young _men I _have _raised young _women.

ULT Have shame, Sidon, for the sea has spoken, ⇔  the stronghold of the sea, saying, ⇔ “I have not writhed and I have not birthed, ⇔  and I have not raised young men, ⇔  brought up virgins.”

UST The people of the city of Sidon should feel shame. ⇔  The city of Tyre, its ally, was once a strong city by the sea. ⇔ Now it is as if the sea is speaking to the people of Sidon ⇔  on behalf of Tyre and saying, ⇔ “I have no population left. ⇔  It is as if I never had labor pains and gave birth to children. ⇔  It is as if I never raised young men or brought up young women.”

BSB & MSB Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, ⇔  for the sea has spoken: ⇔ “I have not been in labor ⇔  or given birth. ⇔ I have not raised young men ⇔  or brought up young women.”

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

NET Be ashamed, O Sidon, ⇔ for the sea says this, O fortress of the sea: ⇔ “I have not gone into labor ⇔ or given birth; ⇔ I have not raised young men ⇔ or brought up young women.”

LSV Be ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea spoke,
The strength of the sea, saying, “I have not been pained, nor have I brought forth,
Nor have I nourished young men, [nor] brought up virgins.”

FBV Feel the shame, Sidon! For the fortress of the sea says,[fn] “I have no children, having never been in labor or given birth. I have not brought up young men or brought up young women.”

T4T ⇔  But now you people in Sidon should be ashamed, ⇔  because you trusted in Tyre, which has been a strong fortress on an island in the sea. ⇔ Tyre is like a woman who is saying, ⇔  “Now it is as though I have not given birth to any children, ⇔  or raised any sons or daughters.”

LEB • Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea,
  • the fortress of the sea said, saying,
• “I was not in labor,
  • and I have not given birth,
• and I have not reared young men,
  • brought[fn] up young women.”

BBE Be shamed, O Zidon: for the sea, the strong place of the sea has said, I have not been with child, or given birth; I have not taken care of young men, or kept watch over the growth of virgins.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying: 'I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I reared young men, nor brought up virgins.'

ASV Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

DRA Be thou ashamed, O Sidon: for the sea speaketh, even the strength of the sea, saying: I have not been in labour, nor have I brought forth, nor have I nourished up young men, nor brought up virgins.

YLT Be ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea spake, The strength of the sea, saying: 'I have not been pained, nor have I brought forth, Nor have I nourished young men, [nor] brought up virgins.'

Drby Be thou ashamed, Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men [nor] brought up virgins.

RV Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, the strong hold of the sea; saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.
(Be thou/you ashamed, Oh Zidon: for the sea hath/has spoken, the stronghold of the sea; saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.)

SLT Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea said, the strength of the sea, saying, I was not pained, I brought not forth, and I caused not youths to grow, and I raised not up virgins.

Wbstr 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 young men, nor bring up virgins.

KJB-1769 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.
(Be thou/you ashamed, Oh Zidon: for the sea hath/has 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.)

KJB-1611 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nourish vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Be ashamed thou Zidon: for the sea, euen the strength of the sea hath spoken saying, I haue not trauayled nor brought foorth children, nor norished vp young men, or brought vp virgins.
(Be ashamed thou/you Zidon: for the sea, even the strength of the sea hath/has spoken saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth children, nor nourished up young men, or brought up virgins.)

Gnva Be ashamed, thou Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying, I haue not trauailed, nor brought forth children, neither nourished yong men, nor brought vp virgins.
(Be ashamed, thou/you Zidon: for the sea hath/has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth children, neither nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.)

Cvdl Sido is sory for it, yee and all ye power of the see coplaneth, and saieth: O yt I had neuer traueled with childe, that I had neuer borne eny, yt I had nether norished boye, ner brought vp doughter.
(Sido is sorry for it, ye/you_all and all ye/you_all power of the sea coplaneth, and saith/says: Oh it I had never traveled with child, that I had never born any, it I had neither nourished boye, nor brought up daughter.)

Wycl Thou, Sidon, be aschamed, seide the see, the strengthe of the see, and seide, Y trauelide not of child, and Y childide not, and Y nurschide not yonge men, and Y brouyte not fulli virgyns to encreessyng.
(Thou, Sidon, be ashamed, said the sea, the strength of the sea, and said, I travelled not of child, and I gave_birth_to not, and I nurtured not young men, and I brought not fully virgins to encreessing.)

Luth Du magst wohl erschrecken, Zidon! Denn das Meer, ja die Feste am Meer spricht: Ich bin nicht mehr schwanger, ich gebäre nicht mehr; so ziehe ich keine Jünglinge auf und erziehe keine Jungfrauen.
(You(sg) like probably/well scare/frighten, Zidon! Because the sea, yes the festivals in/at/on_the sea speaks/says: I am not more pregnant, I give_birth not more; so pull I no young_men on/in/to and educate no virgins.)

ClVg Erubesce, Sidon; ait enim mare, fortitudo maris, dicens: Non parturivi, et non peperi, et non enutrivi juvenes, nec ad incrementum perduxi virgines.[fn]
(Erubesce, Sidon; he_said because the_sea, strength of_the_sea, saying: Not/No parturivi, and not/no peperi, and not/no I_nurtured young_people, but_not to incrementum perduxi virgins.)

UHB בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַ⁠יָּ֖ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּי וְ⁠לֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְ⁠לֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת׃ ‡

BrLXX αἰσχύνθητι Σιδὼν, εἶπεν ἡ θάλασσα· ἡ δὲ ἰσχὺς τῆς θαλάσσης εἶπεν, οὐκ ὤδινον, οὐδὲ ἔτεκον, οὐδὲ ἐξέθρεψα νεανίσκους, οὐδὲ ὕψωσα παρθένους.

BrTr Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.