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Ezekiel 27:25

Tarshish
Money and wealth

23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.

24 In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.

The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.

26 Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.

27 Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
KJV
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
WEB
“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
ASV
The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
DARBY
The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished, and highly honoured, in the heart of the seas.
BLB
The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise, and you were full and very heavy in the midst of the seas.
ÅB
Tarsis-skip var dine karavaner, de drev din handel, og du ble fylt og overmåte rik, der du lå midt ute i havet.
OTB
“‘Skipene fra Tarsis var
dine fraktførere for dine varer.
Du var fylt med tung last og var strålende
i hjertet av havene.
B1930
Tarsis-skib var dine karavaner, de drev din handel, og du blev fylt og overmåte rik, der du lå midt ute i havet.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 2:16

    against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

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  • Isaiah 23:14

    Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!

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  • Psalms 48:7

    With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

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  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

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  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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