Ezekiel 27:12

Tarshish was a trader of thine. For the abundance of all wealth,— With silver iron. tin and lead, Took they part in thy traffic:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

In Context

11The sons of Arvad,:with thine army, were upon thy walls round about, And valorous in thy towers,— Their shields, hung they up on thy walls round about, They perfected thy beauty:

13Javan. Tubal and Meshech, They were merchants of thine,— With the persons of men and vessels of bronze, Shared they in thy barter:

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:22For, a fleet of Tarshish, had the king, at sea, with the fleet of Hiram,—once in three years, came in the fleet of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 9:21For, the ships of the king, used to go to Tarshish, with the servants of Huram,—once in three years, came in the ships of Tarshish, bearing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.

Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the Coastlands, A gift, let them render, The kings of Sheba and Seba, A present, let them bring;

Isaiah 23:6Pass ye over to Tarshish,—Howl ye inhabitants of the Coast:

Isaiah 23:14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish,—For laid waste is your fortress.

Jeremiah 10:9Silver spread into plates, from Tarshish is brought, And gold, from Uphaz, Work for the craftsman and for the hands of the smith,—Blue and purple, is their clothing, Work for the skilled, are they all.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 27:2-26

The Prosperity of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God ; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from… Read the whole commentary →

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