King James Version

Isaiah 23:2

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

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דֹּ֖מּוּdomvbe cut downדָּמַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be cut down”, a commandH1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perishcease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.יֹ֣שְׁבֵיyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…אִ֑יiislandאִיparticle, interjection — “island”H339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.סֹחֵ֥רsochermerchantסָחַרverb, qal, participle, construct — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitatego about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.צִיד֛וֹןtsidonSidonצִידוֹןnoun, proper name — “Sidon”H6721Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineSidon, Zidon.עֹבֵ֥רoveralienateעָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alienate”, a verb used as a describing wordH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…יָ֖םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).מִלְאֽוּךְmilukhebe at an endמָלֵאverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast-land; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.

World English Bible

Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea have replenished.

Darby Translation

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.

Douay-Rheims

Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast-land; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To whom are the dwellers in the island become like, the merchants of Phœnice, passing over the sea

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίνι ὅμοιοι γεγόνασιν οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ νήσῳ, μετάβολοι Φοινίκης, διαπερῶντες τὴν θάλασσαν