3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
3 On the great waters came the grain of the Shihor; the harvest of the Nile
3 And on many waters your revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; you were the merchant of the nations.
3 Making money on wheat from Shihor, grown along the Nile - multinational broker in grains!
3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations.
3 sailing over deep waters. They brought you grain from Egypt and harvests from along the Nile. You were the marketplace of the world.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 23:3
Commentary on Isaiah 23:1-14
(Read Isaiah 23:1-14)
Tyre was the mart of the nations. She was noted for mirth and diversions; and this made her loth to consider the warnings God gave by his servants. Her merchants were princes, and lived like princes. Tyre being destroyed and laid waste, the merchants should abandon her. Flee to shift for thine own safety; but those that are uneasy in one place, will be so in another; for when God's judgments pursue sinners, they will overtake them. Whence shall all this trouble come? It is a destruction from the Almighty. God designed to convince men of the vanity and uncertainty of all earthly glory. Let the ruin of Tyre warn all places and persons to take heed of pride; for he who exalts himself shall be abased. God will do it, who has all power in his hand; but the Chaldeans shall be the instruments.