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).