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Ezekiel 27:25

Tarshish
Money and wealth

23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

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.

26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

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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

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

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  • Isaiah 23:14

    Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

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  • Psalms 48:7

    Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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