King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 23:3
“And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.”
Verse in context — Isaiah 23
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 Chittim it is revealed to them.
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
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.
As at the report concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
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