And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
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Gill's Exposition
And by great waters the seed of Sihor,.... Sihor is the river Nile in Egypt; it had its name from the black colour of its waters, as in Jer 2:18 hence called by the Greeks Melas, and by the Latins…
Barnes' Notes
And by great waters - That is, by the abundant-waters, or the overflowing of the Nile. Tyre was the mart to which the superabundant productions of Egypt were borne (see Ezek. 27) The seed of Sihor -…
Tyre being a sea-port town, this prophecy of its overthrow fitly begins and ends with, Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for all its business, wealth, and honour, depended upon its shipping; if that be…
Cambridge Bible
The easiest translation would be: and on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, ( was) her revenue, and it (i.e. her revenue) was the gain of the nations. Shihormight be a name for…
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