God the Great World-Provider
Isaiah 23:3
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.


When the Shah of Persia some few years ago visited this country, he was taken through the docks down the river, and while contemplating the great harvest reposing on its bosom, and witnessing the crowds of people eager to see the Eastern potentate and to do him honour, he asked a pertinent question of the nobleman who accompanied him. It was this: "How are these vast multitudes fed?" It is a question which showed the thoughtful intelligence of the barbarian, but it is one which few pause to ask, and which few are able to answer, because few look beyond the surface and attempt to unravel the great mystery by which we are enshrouded, and recognise the agency of the invisible One in all the affairs of men.

(W. Rogers, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

WEB: On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.




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