Isa 23:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. Who —answered in , "The Lord of hosts." crowning —crown-giving; that is, the city from which dependent kingdoms had arisen, as Tartessus in Spain, Citium in Cyprus, and Carthage in Africa ( ). traffickers —literally, "Canaanites," who were famed for commerce (compare , Margin ).

Isaiah 23:8

8. Who—answered in Isa 23:9, "The Lord of hosts."

crowning—crown-giving; that is, the city from which dependent kingdoms had arisen, as Tartessus in Spain, Citium in Cyprus, and Carthage in Africa (Eze 27:33).

traffickers—literally, "Canaanites," who were famed for commerce (compare Ho 12:7, Margin).