Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.
Isaiah 23:4 - Easy To Read Version Sidon, you should be very sad. Why? Because now the Sea, and the Fort of the Sea {\cf2\super [222]} say: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 up young men, nor bring up virgins. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be ashamed, O Sidon [mother-city of Tyre, now a widow bereaved of her children], for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have neither travailed nor brought forth children; I have neither nourished and reared young men nor brought up virgins. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Be ashamed, Sidon, because the sea has spoken; the fortress of the sea has said, “I haven’t been in labor; I didn’t give birth; I never raised young men or brought up young women.” Catholic Public Domain Version Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: "I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.
The land of the people of Canaan was from Sidon in the north to Gerar in the south, from Gaza in the west to Sodom and Gomorrah in the east, from Admah and Zeboiim to Lasha.
Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send the messages with the messengers of these kings that have come to Jerusalem to see Zedekiah king of Judah.
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [238]} look toward Sidon and speak for me against that place.
The Lord allowed Israel to defeat them. The army of Israel defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Valley of Mizpah in the east. The army of Israel fought until none of the enemy was left alive.
The light of a lamp will never\par shine in you again.\par The voices of a bridegroom {\cf2\super [140]} and bride\par will never be heard in you again.\par Your merchants {\cf2\super [141]} were the world’s\par great people.\par All the nations were tricked by your magic.\par
Again the people of Israel did things the Lord said are evil. They began worshiping the false gods Baal [93] and the Ashtoreth. [94] They also worshiped the gods of the people of Aram, the gods of the people of Sidon, the gods of the people of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistine people. The people of Israel left the Lord and stopped serving him.