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Isaiah 23:2
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KJ21
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle, thou whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished.
ASV
Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
AMP
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea
AMPC
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, your messengers passing over the sea have replenished you [with wealth and industry],
BRG
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
CSB
Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea
CSBA
Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea
CEB
Be still, inhabitants of the coast, traders of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea,
CJB
Silence, you who live on the coast, you who have been enriched by the merchants of Tzidon crossing the sea.
CEV
Mourn in silence, you shop owners of Sidon, you people on the coast. Your sailors crossed oceans, making your city rich.
DARBY
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
DRA
Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.
ERV
You people living near the sea, mourn in silence. The merchants of Sidon sent traders across the sea and filled the city with riches.
EASY
Weep quietly, you people who live on the coast of the sea. Yes, weep, you traders of Sidon city. Your sailors travelled across the sea and you became rich.
EHV
Be silent, you who live along the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose agents have crossed the sea
ESV
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.
ESVUK
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.
EXB
·Be silent [or Mourn in silence], you who live on the ·island of Tyre [or coastland]; you merchants of Sidon [C port city of Phoenica], be silent. ·Sailors have made you rich [or …whose messengers have crossed the sea].
GNV
Be still, ye that dwell in the isles: the merchants of Sidon, and such as pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
GW
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants from Sidon. Your messengers have crossed the sea.
GNT
Wail, you merchants of Sidon! You sent agents
HCSB
Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea
ICB
Be silent, you who live on the island of Tyre. You merchants of Sidon, be silent. Seamen have made you rich.
ISV
“Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea,
JUB
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou mart of Zidon, that by passing over the sea thou wert replenished.
KJV
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
AKJV
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
LSB
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea
LEB
Be still, inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who travels over the sea, they filled you.
TLB
Deathly silence is everywhere. Stillness reigns where once your hustling port was full of ships from Sidon, bringing merchandise from far across the ocean, from Egypt and along the Nile. You were the merchandise mart of the world.
MSG
Wail, ships of Tarshish, your strong seaports all in ruins! When the ships returned from Cyprus, they saw the destruction. Hold your tongue, you who live on the seacoast, merchants of Sidon. Your people sailed the deep seas, buying and selling, Making money on wheat from Shihor, grown along the Nile— multinational broker in grains! Hang your head in shame, Sidon. The Sea speaks up, the powerhouse of the ocean says, “I’ve never had labor pains, never had a baby, never reared children to adulthood, Never gave life, never worked with life. It was all numbers, dead numbers, profit and loss.”
MEV
Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your messengers passed over the sea,
NOG
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants from Sidon. Your messengers have crossed the sea.
NABRE
Silence! you who dwell on the coast, you merchants of Sidon, Whose messengers crossed the sea
NASB
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea
NASB1995
Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea
NCB
Be silent, you who dwell along the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea
NCV
Be silent, you who live on the island of Tyre; you merchants of Sidon, be silent. Sailors have made you rich.
NET
Lament, you residents of the coast, you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea, whose agents sail over
NIRV
People on the island of Tyre, be silent. Traders from the city of Sidon, be quiet. Those who sail on the Mediterranean Sea have made you rich.
NIV
Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.
NIVUK
Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.
NKJV
Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled.
NLV
Be quiet, you people who live on the islands, you traders of Sidon. You sent men to cross the sea
NLT
Mourn in silence, you people of the coast and you merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea,
NRSVA
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers crossed over the sea
NRSVACE
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers crossed over the sea
NRSVCE
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon, your messengers crossed over the sea
NRSVUE
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers crossed over the sea
OJB
Be still, ye inhabitants of the ee (isle, island); thou whom the sokher (merchant) of Tzidon, that pass over the yam, have enriched.
RGT
Be still, you who dwell in the isles. The merchants of Sidon, such as pass over the sea, have replenished you.
RSV
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers passed over the sea
RSVCE
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast, O merchants of Sidon; your messengers passed over the sea
TLV
Be still, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, your messengers crossing the sea.
VOICE
Grieve quietly, you people along the coast, you merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea.
WEB
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished.
WYC
Be ye still, that dwell in the isle, the merchants of Sidon; [the] men passing [over] the sea filled thee in many waters; (Be ye still, ye who live on the island; the merchants of Sidon, those passing over the sea, have filled thee full;)
YLT
Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.
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