Isaiah 23:4
“Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nourish vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines.”
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Isaiah 23:4 Context
2Be still, yee inhabitants of the yle, thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that passe ouer the sea, haue replenished. 3And by great waters the seede of Sihor, the haruest of the riuer is her reuenew, and she is a mart of nations. 4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, euen the strength of the sea, saying; I trauell not, nor bring foorth children, neither doe I nourish vp yong men, nor bring vp virgines. 5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shal they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. 6Passe ye ouer to Tarshish, howle ye inhabitants of the yle.
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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
Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying, "I have neither travailed nor given birth, I have neither brought up young men {nor} reared virgins."
- New American Standard Version (1995)