Isaiah 23:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.””
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“Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Be ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea spake, The strength of the sea, saying: `I have not been pained, nor have I brought forth, Nor have I nourished young men, <FI>nor<Fi> brought up virgins.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 23:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Genesis 10:19and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Jeremiah 47:3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
- Ezekiel 26:3therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
- Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
- Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
- Revelation 18:23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
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