Isaiah 23:2 · KJV
“Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. {still: Heb. silent}”
— Isaiah 23:2
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.
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, {is} her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
Isaiah 23 — Context
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.
2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. {still: Heb. silent}
3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, {is} her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
4Be 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.
Cross References
Isaiah 47:5
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart {is} lifted up, and thou hast said, I {am} a God, I sit {in} the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou {art} a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: {midst: Heb. heart}
Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I {am} God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Isaiah 41:1
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew {their} strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Ezekiel 27:3-4
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, {which art} a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I {am} of perfect beauty. {of perfect...: Heb. perfect of beauty}
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD {is} in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. {let...: Heb. be silent all the earth before him}
Ezekiel 27:8-36
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise {men}, O Tyrus, {that} were in thee, were thy pilots.