Ezekiel 27:9–25

⁹The elders of Gebal and its skilled men^k were among you^l

as the repairers of the seam of your boat;

all of the ships of the sea and their mariners were among you^m

to barter your wares.

¹⁰Persia and Lud and Put

were among your soldiers;ⁿ

small shield and helmet hung among you^o

and gave to you your adornment.

¹¹The people^p of Arvan and Helech

were on your walls all around,

and Gammadites

were in your towers.

They hung their quivers^q on your walls all around;

they perfected your beauty.

¹²“ ‘Tarshish was your trader; from the abundance of all of their wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; in exchange for people^r and an object of bronze they gave you your wares. ¹⁴From Beth Togarmah they exchanged horses and war horses and mules for your wares. ¹⁵The people^s of Dedan were trading with you, many coastlands composed the region of your influence;^t they brought back horns of ivory and ebony as your payment. ¹⁶Edom^u was trading with you because of the abundance of your products, trading with malachite, purple wool yarn and colorful weaving, and fine white fabric and black corals and rubies; all these they exchange for your merchandise. ¹⁷Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you with wheat from Minnith and millet and honey and olive oil and balm; all these they gave for your wares. ¹⁸Damascus was trading with you because of^v the abundance of your products, because of the abundance of all of your wealth, trading with the wine of Helbon and white wool. ¹⁹Vedan and Javan from Uzal, they exchanged wrought iron, cinnamon,^w and reed spice for your merchandise; all this was for your wares. ²⁰Dedan was trading with you, with garments of woven material for riding. ²¹Arabia and all of the leaders of Kedar were your customers;^x with young rams and adult rams and goats they were trading with them with you. ²²The traders of Sheba and Raamah were trading with you, with the finest of every spice and with every precious stone and gold; they exchanged all these for your merchandise. ²³Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Assyria, and Kilmad were trading with you. ²⁴They were trading with you in finery, in mantles of blue cloth and colorful embroidered work and with rugs of variegated cloth in twisted cords and knotted tightly; these were among your merchandise.^{y 25}The ships of Tarshish were carrying for you your wares, and you were filled, and you became very heavy in the heart of the seas.