Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Who—answered in Isaiah 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 (Ezekiel 27:33).
traffickers—literally, "Canaanites," who were famed for commerce (compare Hosea 12:7, Margin).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 23:8:
Ezekiel 26:16
Hosea 12:7
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