Ezekiel 27:9–25

⁹The elders of Gebal and its artisans were within you,

caulking your seams;

all the ships of the sea with their sailors were within you,

to barter for your wares.^*

¹⁰Paras^w and Lud and Put

were in your army,

your mighty warriors;

they hung shield and helmet in you;

they gave you splendor.^*

¹¹Men of Arvad and Helech^x

were on your walls all around;

men of Gamad were at your towers.

They hung their quivers all around your walls;

they made perfect your beauty.^*

¹²Tarshish did business with you out of the abundance of your great wealth; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.^{* 13}Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.^{* 14}Beth-togarmah exchanged for your wares horses, war horses, and mules.^{* 15}The Rhodians^y traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.^{* 16}Edom^z did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.^{* 17}Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat from Minnith, millet,^a honey, oil, and balm.^{* 18}Damascus traded with you for your abundant goods—because of your great wealth of every kind—wine of Helbon and wool of Zahar.^{* 19}Vedan and Javan from Uzal^b entered into trade for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were bartered for your merchandise. ²⁰Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. ²¹Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.^{* 22}The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.^{* 23}Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.^{* 24}These traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure; in these they traded with you.^{c 25}The ships of Tarshish traveled for you in your trade.

So you were filled and heavily laden

in the heart of the seas.^*