ISA 23:3 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And on the great waters was the grain of Shihor;
⇔ the harvest of the Nile was her produce,
⇔ and it became the commerce of the nations.

UST They sailed across deep seas
⇔ to buy grain in Egypt, grain from the Valley of Shihor.
⇔ This wealth came down the Nile River, and you, Tyre, were the place where the people of all nations traded.

BSB On the great waters
⇔ came the grain of Shihor;
⇔ the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre;
⇔ she was the merchant of the nations.

OEB whose harvest was wheat from the Nile,
⇔ and whose revenue trade with the nations.

WEBBE On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET the deep waters!
⇔ Grain from the Shihor region,
⇔ crops grown near the Nile she receives;
⇔ she is the trade center of the nations.

LSV And the seed of Sihor [is] in many waters,
Her increase [is] the harvest of the brook,
And she is a market of nations.

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

23:3 “Egyptian grain”: literally, “the grain of Shihor.”

T4T They sailed across deep seas
⇔ to buy grain in Egypt
⇔ and other crops that are grown along the Nile River.
⇔ Tyre became the city where people from all nations bought and sold goods.

LEB • the great waters is the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile is its produce, • and she was the merchandise of the nations.

BBE Who get in the seed of Shihor, whose wealth is the trade of the nations.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

ASV And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

DRA The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations.

YLT And in many waters [is] the seed of Sihor, The harvest of the brook [is] her increase, And she is a mart of nations.

Drby And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.

RV And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

Wbstr And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

KJB-1769 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

KJB-1611 And by great waters the seede of Sihor, the haruest of the riuer is her reuenew, and she is a mart of nations.
(And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river is her reuenew, and she is a mart of nations.)

Bshps The corne that groweth by the great waters of Nilus, and the fruites of the riuer were her vittayles, so that it became a common mart of the nations.
(The corn that groweth by the great waters of Nilus, and the fruites of the river were her vitals/essentials, so that it became a common mart of the nations.)

Gnva The seede of Nilus growing by the abundance of waters, and the haruest of the riuer was her reuenues, and she was a marte of the nations.
(The seed of Nilus growing by the abundance of waters, and the harvest of the river was her reuenues, and she was a marte of the nations. )

Cvdl For by see were there frutes brought vnto the, and all maner of corne by water. Thou wast the comon marcket of al people.
(For by see were there frutes brought unto them, and all manner of corn by water. Thou wast the comon marcket of all people.)

Wyc the seed of Nylus is heruest, the flood is the corn therof, and it is maad the marchaundie of hethene men.
(the seed of Nylus is harvest, the flood is the corn therof, and it is made the marchaundie of heathen men.)

Luth Und was für Früchte am Sihor und Getreide am Wasser wuchs, brachte man zu ihr hinein durch große Wasser; und du warest der Heiden Markt worden.
(And what/which for Früchte in/at/on_the Sihor and grain in/at/on_the water wuchs, brought man to you/their/her hinein through large water; and you warest the/of_the heathens Markt worden.)

ClVg In aquis multis semen Nili; messis fluminis fruges ejus: et facta est negotiatio gentium.[fn]
(In awho/any multis seed Nili; messis fluminis fruges his: and facts it_is negotiatio gentium. )

23.3 Negotiatio. HIER. Negotiatores, etc., usque ad et de aliis vitiis ad alia transeunt. Semen Nili messis fluminis fruges, etc. Sic construitur: semen Nili fluminis erat messis et fruges ejus, scilicet Tyri. Terra Chananæorum, in qua Tyrus est, infertilis est: Ægyptus, quam irrigat Nilus, fertilis frugibus, quas Tyrus ab Ægyptiis commutabat.

23.3 Negotiatio. HIER. Negotiatores, etc., until to and about aliis vitiis to other transeunt. Semen Nili messis fluminis fruges, etc. So construitur: seed Nili fluminis was messis and fruges his, scilicet Tyri. Terra Chananæorum, in which Tyrus it_is, infertilis it_is: Ægyptus, how irrigat Nilus, fertilis frugibus, which Tyrus away Ægyptiis commutabat.

BrTr in great waters, a generation of merchants? as when the harvest is gathered in, so are these traders with the nations.

BrLXX ἐν ὕδατι πολλῷ, σπέρμα μετάβολων; ὡς ἀμητοῦ εἰσφερομένου, οἱ μεταβόλοι τῶν ἐθνῶν.
(en hudati pollōi, sperma metabolōn; hōs amaʸtou eisferomenou, hoi metaboloi tōn ethnōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Upon the great waters was the grain of Shihor

(Some words not found in UHB: and,in/on/at/with,waters great seed/offspring Shihor harvest Nile revenue,its and=it_became merchant nations )

Shihor was the name of a valley near the Nile River in Egypt known for its production of grain. Alternate translation: “The men traveled on the large sea to transport the grain from Shihor in Egypt”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

(Occurrence 0) the harvest of the Nile was her produce

(Some words not found in UHB: and,in/on/at/with,waters great seed/offspring Shihor harvest Nile revenue,its and=it_became merchant nations )

The “harvest of the Nile” refers to the grain that was harvested near the Nile River and transported on the river and then to Phoenicia.

(Occurrence 0) her produce

(Some words not found in UHB: and,in/on/at/with,waters great seed/offspring Shihor harvest Nile revenue,its and=it_became merchant nations )

Alternate translation: “its produce.” It was common to refer to the river as “her.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) it became the commerce of the nations

(Some words not found in UHB: and,in/on/at/with,waters great seed/offspring Shihor harvest Nile revenue,its and=it_became merchant nations )

Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods. Here “nations” represents the people. Alternate translation: “you were where people from other nations came to buy and sell goods”

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