16 Syria 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.
17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of aMinnith, millet, honey, oil, and bbalm.
18 Damascus 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.
19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.
20 aDedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
21 Arabia and all the princes of aKedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
22 The merchants of aSheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.
23 aHaran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of bSheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.
24 These 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 aships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious bin the midst of the seas.
You were filled and very glorious bin the midst of the seas.
27 “Your ariches, wares, and merchandise,
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
28 The acommon-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 “All awho handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the1 shore.
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the1 shore.
30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and acast dust on their heads;
They bwill roll about in ashes;
They will cry bitterly and acast dust on their heads;
They bwill roll about in ashes;
31 They will ashave themselves completely bald because of you,
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 In their wailing for you
They will atake up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
b‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
They will atake up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
b‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 ‘Whena your wares went out by sea,
You satisfied many people;
You enriched the kings of the earth
With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
You satisfied many people;
You enriched the kings of the earth
With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
34 But ayou are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters;
bYour merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.
bYour merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)