Catholic Public Domain Version
"Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you. "
— Isaiah 23:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.”
“Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. ”
“Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.”
“Lament, you residents of the coast, you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea, whose agents sail over”
“Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.”
“Send out a cry of grief, you men of the sea-land, traders of Zidon, who go over the sea, whose representatives are on great waters;”
“Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.”
The burden of Tyre. Wail, you ships of the sea! For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste. From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.
The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: “I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.