Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 23:3
And by great waters the (g) seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a merchandise of nations.
(g) Meaning, the corn of Egypt which was fed by the overflowing of the Nile.
And by great waters the (g) seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a merchandise of nations.
(g) Meaning, the corn of Egypt which was fed by the overflowing of the Nile.
Verse Isaiah 23:3. _THE SEED OF SIHOR _- "The seed of the Nile"] The Nile is called here _Shichor_, as it is Jeremiah 2:18, and 1 Chronicles 13:5. It had this name from the _blackness_ of its waters,...
AND BY GREAT WATERS - That is, by the abundant-waters, or the overflowing of the Nile. Tyre was the mart to which the superabundant productions of Egypt were borne (see Ezekiel 27) THE SEED OF SIHOR -...
CHAPTER 23 The Burden of Tyre 1. _Tyre's great disaster (Isaiah 23:1)_ 2. _The complete overthrow (Isaiah 23:6)_ 3. _Tyre's future restoration and degradation (Isaiah 23:15)_ Tyre typifies the commer...
ISAIAH 23. ORACLE ON TYRE. The date and authorship are alike very uncertain. If by Isaiah, the occasion may be the siege of Tyre by Shalmaneser about 727- 722 (p. 59), the historicity of which, howeve...
SEED: or, grain. SIHOR. the black river, the Nile (compare Jeremiah 2:18). HARVEST. Egypt was the field, the Phoenician coast its granary. RIVER. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isaiah 7:18. "R...
The easiest translation would be: AND ON GREAT WATERS THE SEED OF SHIHOR, THE HARVEST OF THE NILE, ( WAS) HER REVENUE, AND IT (i.e. her revenue) WAS THE GAIN OF THE NATIONS. _Shihor_might be a name fo...
BE STILL, &C.— The second apostrophe is addressed to the islands of the Mediterranean sea, which are here collectively called _the isle,_ and which are summoned to silence and wonder. That this is the...
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 3. TYRE a. SPLENDOR TEXT: Isaiah 23:1-7 1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Ki...
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. BY GREAT WATERS - the wide waters of the sea. SEED - the grain, or crop, as in ; . OF...
THE DOOM OF TYRE Tyre was a great mercantile centre of the ancient world, and at the time of the Hebrew monarchy chief state of Phœnicia, the parent of many colonies, and mistress of the Mediterranea...
SIHOR] i.e 'black,' a name for the Nile (Jeremiah 2:18). RIVER] RV 'Nile.' Tyre reaped large revenues from Egypt by carrying her corn. _Is_.. is] RV 'was.. was.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 23 All the verses in this chapter refer to both Tyre and Sidon. This is so even if on...
וּ בְ מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר
CHAPTER XVIII TYRE; OR, THE MERCENARY SPIRIT 702 B.C. Isaiah 23:1 THE task, which was laid upon the religion of Israel while Isaiah was its prophet, was the task, as we have often told ourselves, o...
The burden of Tyre opens with a graphic description of her desolation. Her harbors are closed. Her borders are desolate. The sea, which had been her highway, is abandoned, and Egypt, her ally, is affr...
_Nile. Hebrew Shichor, or "muddy water," designates that river, Josue xiii. 3. --- River. The overflowing of the Nile gave fertility to Egypt, insomuch that Tyre and other nations were supplied by it...
It is remarkable that this prophecy was delivered at a time when Tyre was in the height of prosperity, and resting to the full in the enjoyment of flourishing trade and merchandize. For long after thi...
3._And by great waters. _He intimates that the riches of Tyre will not prevent it from being destroyed; and therefore he extols its wealth, in order that the judgment of God may be more manifest, and...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of Je...
AND BY GREAT WATERS THE SEED OF SIHOR,.... Sihor is the river Nile in Egypt; it had its name from the black colour of its waters, as in Jeremiah 2:18 hence called by the Greeks Melas, and by the Latin...
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Ver. 3. _And by great waters the seed of Sihor,_] _i.e., _ Of Nile, by the overflowing...
_Be still, ye inhabitants of the isles_ Hebrew, דמו, _be silent;_ as persons confounded, and not knowing what to say, or as mourners use to be. Silence is a mark of grief and consternation: see Isaiah...
THE FALL OF TYREV. 1. THE BURDEN OF TYRE, the proud Phoenician metropolis, which withstood the attacks of several Assyrian armies and endured a siege of thirteen years by Nebuchadnezzar, but was destr...
And by great waters, by maritime trade and transportation, THE SEED OF SIHOR, "dark-colored," applied to the Nile, THE HARVEST OF THE RIVER, the products of the rich lowlands of Egypt, IS HER REVENUE,...
1-14 Tyre was the mart of the nations. She was noted for mirth and diversions; and this made her loth to consider the warnings God gave by his servants. Her merchants were princes, and lived like pri...
BY GREAT WATERS; by the sea, which is very fitly called _the great waters_, PSALMS 107:23; understand, _cometh_, or is brought to her. THE SEED OF SIHOR; the corn of Egypt, wherewith Egypt abounded, a...
Isaiah 23:3 great H7227 waters H4325 grain H2233 Shihor H7883 harvest H7105 River H2975 revenue H8393 marketplace H5505
LAMENT OVER TYRE (ISAIAH 23:1). The final burden is the burden of Tyre and Sidon. These were two wealthy and powerful seaports on the Mediterranean coast from which ships went out to all parts of the...
CONTENTS: Burden of Tyre. Desolations preceding the final deliverance of Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The proud boasts of worldly nations, who bid defiance to their neighbors, will surely be...
Isaiah 23:1. _The burden of Tyre._ This was one of the most ancient cities of Phœnicia, situate on a rock, seven hundred paces from the shore, though now joined to the land by the working of the sea....
_The harvest of the river_ THE HARVEST OF THE RIVER The valley of the Nile was the field for sowing and reaping. The ships of Tyre trafficked far and wide, and by purchase or by barter the corn supp...
_The burden of Tyre_ THE PROPHECY AGAINST TYRE: LESSONS The Tarshish of this chapter is Spain. Chittim is the island of Cyprus. The word “merchant” is the same word that is rendered in other places...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 23:1 The fifth oracle concerns the judgment and redemption of Tyre. ⇐ ⇔...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 23:1 THE BURDEN OF TYRE. We hero reach the last of the "burdens"—the concluding chapter of the series of denunciatory prophecies which commenced with Isaiah 13:1. It is an elegy "in...
Now in chapter 23 he takes up his burden against Tyre. Tyre was, of course, a seaport town. It was the area... The people of Tyre were known as Phoenicians. And so you who are versed in your ancient h...
1 Chronicles 13:5; Deuteronomy 11:10; Ezekiel 27:33; Ezekiel 28:4;...