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Isaiah 23:4

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.

KJV

Erubesce, Sidon ; ait enim mare, fortitudo maris, dicens : Non parturivi, et non peperi, et non enutrivi juvenes, nec ad incrementum perduxi virgines.

Vulgate

αἰσχύνθητι, Σειδών, εἶπεν ἡ θάλασσα· ἡ δὲ ἰσχὺς τῆς θαλάσσης εἶπεν Οὐκ ὤδινον οὐδ’ ἔτεκον, οὐδὲ ἐξέθρεψα νεανίσκους οὐδὲ ὕψωσα παρθένους.

LXX

Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

ASV

בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַ/יָּ֖ם לֵ/אמֹ֑ר לֹֽא חַ֣לְתִּי וְ/לֹֽא יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְ/לֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְּתוּלַ֖ת
btvlt
noun · 50×
בַּחוּרִ֖ים
bchvrym
verb · 46×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ
ybshv
verb · 112×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מָע֣וֹז
m'vz
noun · 36×
ן
n
verb · 61×
צִיד֔וֹן
tsydvn
proper_noun · 21×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Rev 18:23 — And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth;