Ezekiel 27:9–25

⁹Elders of ^hGebal and its wise men

Were in you to caulk your seams;

All the ships of the sea

And their oarsmen were in you

To market your merchandise.

¹⁰“Those from Persia, ⁴Lydia, and ⁵Libya

Were in your army as men of war;

They hung shield and helmet in you;

They gave splendor to you.

¹¹Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,

And the men of Gammad were in your towers;

They hung their shields on your walls all around;

They made ⁱyour beauty perfect.

^12j“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. ^13kJavan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered ^lhuman lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. ¹⁴Those from the house of ^mTogarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. ¹⁵The men of ⁿDedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. ¹⁶Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. ¹⁷Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of ^oMinnith, millet, honey, oil, and ^pbalm. ¹⁸Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. ¹⁹Dan and Javan paid for your wares, ⁶traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. ^20qDedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. ²¹Arabia and all the princes of ^rKedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. ²²The merchants of ^sSheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. ^23tHaran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of ^uSheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. ²⁴These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.

²⁵“The ^vships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.

You were filled and very glorious ^win the midst of the seas.