Isaiah 23:5
“As at the report concerning Egypt, so shal they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.”
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Isaiah 23:5 Context
3And by great waters the seede of Sihor, the haruest of the riuer is her reuenew, and she is a mart of nations. 4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nourish vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines. 5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shal they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. 6Passe ye ouer to Tarshish, howle ye inhabitants of the yle. 7Is this your ioyous citie, whose antiquitie is of ancient dayes? her owne feete shall cary her afarre off to soiourne.
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Other Translations for Isaiah 23:5
As at the report concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
- King James Version
When the report {reaches} Egypt, They will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
- American Standard Version (1901)
When the news comes to Egypt they will be bitterly pained at the fate of Tyre.
- Basic English Bible
-- when the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.
- Darby Bible
As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
- Webster's Bible
When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
- World English Bible
As [at] the report of Egypt they are pained, So [at] the report of Tyre.
- Youngs Literal Bible
When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 23:5
23:5 Waters - By the sea, which is very fitly called the great waters, understand, cometh, or is brought to her. The seed - The corn of Egypt, wherewith Egypt abounded. Sihor is the same as the Nile. The harvest - The plentiful harvest of corn which comes from the inundation of the Nile; emphatically called the river. The revenue - Is as plentifully enjoyed by her, as if it grew in her own territories. A mart - A place to which all nations resort for traffick.