Isaiah 23:2-3

Isaiah 23:2-3

[2] Be still,  ye inhabitants  of the isle;  thou whom the merchants  of Zidon,  that pass over  the sea,  have replenished.  [3] And by great  waters  the seed  of Sihor,  the harvest  of the river,  is her revenue;  and she is a mart  of nations. 

What does Isaiah 23:2-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Isaiah also directed the residents of the Phoenician coast, including Sidon, another important port, to be silent and motionless, since Tyre had collapsed. Tyre had been the marketplace for the large wheat crops that came from Egypt and were distributed to other Mediterranean lands.