Isaiah 23:2
“Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle,.... Either the isles of Chittim, or other islands that traded with Tyre, the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Be still - This is the description of a city which is destroyed, where the din of commerce, and the sound of revelry is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 23:1-14
Tyre being a sea-port town, this prophecy of its overthrow fitly begins and ends with, Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The prophet next apostrophises the inhabitants of the coast (render so, as in ch. Isa 20:6), i.e. Phœnicia, calling them…
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