Isaiah 23:4
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Be thou ashamed, O Sidon: for the sea speaketh, even the strength of the sea, saying: I have not been in labour, nor have I brought forth, nor have I nourished up young men, nor brought up virgins.

I travail

Jeremiah 47:3,4 At the noise of the marching of arms, and of his soldiers, at the rushing of his chariots, and the multitude of his wheels. The fathers have not looked back to the children, for feebleness of hands, . . .

Ezekiel 26:3-6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, O Tyre, and I will cause many nations to come up to thee, as the waves of the sea rise up. . . .

Hosea 9:11-14 As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. . . .

Revelation 18:23 And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee: and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee. For thy merchants were the great men of the earth: for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments.

Context
The Fall of Tyre
3The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations. 4Be thou ashamed, O Sidon: for the sea speaketh, even the strength of the sea, saying: I have not been in labour, nor have I brought forth, nor have I nourished up young men, nor brought up virgins.5When it shall be heard in Egypt, they will be sorry when they shall hear of Tyre:…
Cross References
Genesis 10:15
And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, the Hethite,

Genesis 10:19
And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.

Joshua 11:8
And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:

Judges 10:6
But the children of Israel, adding new sins to their old ones, did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served idols, Baalim and Astaroth, and the gods of Syria, and of Sidon, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines: and they left the Lord, and did not serve him.

Jeremiah 25:22
And all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon: and the kings of the land of the islands that are beyond the sea.

Jeremiah 27:3
And thou shalt send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon: by the hand of the messengers that are come to Jerusalem to Sedecias the king of Juda.

Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the coming of the day, in which all the Philistines shall be laid waste, and Tyre and Sidon shall be destroyed, with all the rest of their helpers. For the Lord hath wasted the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Cappadocia.

Ezekiel 28:21
Son of man, set thy face against Sidon: and thou shalt prophesy of it,

Ezekiel 28:22
And shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, Sidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall execute judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

Lexicon
Be ashamed,
בּ֣וֹשִׁי (bō·wō·šî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

O Sidon,
צִיד֔וֹן (ṣî·ḏō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6721: Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan

the stronghold
מָע֥וֹז (mā·‘ō·wz)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4581: A place or means of safety, protection

of the sea,
יָ֔ם (yām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the sea
הַיָּ֖ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

has spoken:
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“I have not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

been in labor
חַ֣לְתִּי (ḥal·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

or given birth.
יָלַ֗דְתִּי (yā·laḏ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

I have not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

raised
גִדַּ֛לְתִּי (ḡid·dal·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great

young men
בַּחוּרִ֖ים (ba·ḥū·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 970: Selected, a youth

or brought up
רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי (rō·w·mam·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

young women.”
בְתוּלֽוֹת׃ (ḇə·ṯū·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride


Additional Translations
Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”Be you ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.

Be thou ashamed, Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men [nor] brought up virgins.

Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, the strong hold of the sea; saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish young men, nor bring up virgins.

Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, "I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins."

Be ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea spake, The strength of the sea, saying: 'I have not been pained, nor have I brought forth, Nor have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.'
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