Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 23:3 - 23:3

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Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 23:3 - 23:3


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seed: or, grain.



Sihor = the black river, the Nile (compare Jer_2:18).



harvest. Egypt was the field, the Phoenician coast its granary.



river. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isa_7:18. "River" is here put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the country (Egypt) through which it passes.



she is a mart of nations: or, it became merchandise for the nations.



mart = gain resulting from merchandise, as in Isa_23:18 (Isa_45:14. Pro_3:14; Pro_31:18).