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Isaiah 23:2

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

KJV

Tacete, qui habitatis in insula ; negotiatores Sidonis, transfretantes mare, repleverunt te.

Vulgate

τίνι ὅμοιοι γεγόνασιν οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ νήσῳ, μεταβόλοι Φοινίκης, διαπερῶντες τὴν θάλασσαν

LXX

Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

ASV

דֹּ֖מּוּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִיד֛וֹן עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם מִלְאֽוּ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִיִּ֖ים
'yym
noun · 36×
ה
h
noun · 393×
יִדָּ֑מּוּ
ydmv
verb · 29×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ךְ
k
verb · 21×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
צִיד֔וֹן
tsydvn
proper_noun · 21×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 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.