Isaiah 23:3 meaning and explanation
On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
Isaiah 23:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah 23 is a prophetic oracle against Tyre, the great Phoenician trading city, and verse 3 describes the source of her wealth. Grain from Shihor, a name for the eastern branch of the Nile or the region toward Egypt, was carried across the sea, and the harvest of the Nile became Tyre's revenue.
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