Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 23:3 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Isaiah 23:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 23 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.”
Isaiah 23:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 23:3
By great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue—Sihor (שִׁיחוֹר) refers to the Nile, whose grain exports enriched Tyre. The Hebrew zera' (seed) and qetsir (harvest) emphasize agricultural abundance transformed into commercial profit. She is a mart of nations (סְחַר גּוֹיִם)—Tyre functioned as the international marketplace where goods from Egypt, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and the Mediterranean converged.This verse reveals Tyre's economic model: middleman trade connecting producers to consumers. Egyptian grain fed the Mediterranean world through Phoenician ships. The proph...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 23:3
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“to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria”
“from the Shihor [the brook] of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath”
“for no one buys their merchandise any more;”
“and have carried my finest treasures into your temples”
“who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.”
“you filled many peoples; you did enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.”
“you who dwell at the entry of the sea”
“by the brink of the Nile”
“and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;”
“where you go in to possess it”