King James Version
Isaiah 23:2 in the King James Version says “Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. still:...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
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. still: Heb. silent
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.
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“ye inhabitants”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“thou whom the merchants”
H5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
“that pass over”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“have replenished”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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