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Ezekiel 27:12
12“Tarshish [in Spain] was your customer and traded with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares.
Ezekiel 27:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
Context of Ezekiel 27:12
10“Persia and Lud and Put (Libya) were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and the helmet on you; they gave you splendor. 11The men of Arvad with your army were upon your walls, all around, and the Gammadim (men of valor) were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls, all around; they perfected your beauty. “Tarshish [in Spain] was your customer and traded with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares. 13Javan (Greece), Tubal and Meshech (Asia Minor) traded with you; with the lives of men [taken as slaves] and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from Beth-togarmah (Armenia) traded for your wares with [chariot] horses, war horses, and mules.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:12 word by word
תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ מֵרֹ֣ב כָּל־ה֑וֹן בְּכֶ֤סֶף בַּרְזֶל֙ בְּדִ֣יל וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶת נָתְנ֖וּ עִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
- thy merchantסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
- by reason of the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
- richesהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
- with silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- tinבְּדִילbedîyl · tinH913
- and leadעֹפֶרֶת‛ôphereth ‛ôphereth · leadH5777
- they tradedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- in thy fairsעִזָּבוֹן‛izzâbôn · wareH5801
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:12
- Ezekiel 38:13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish (southern Spain), with all its young lions (villages) will say to you, ‘Have you come to take spoil? Have you assembled your hordes [of fighting men] to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil?’ ” ’
- Genesis 10:4the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- 1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat had [large cargo] ships of Tarshish constructed to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish [for trade], and they built them in Ezion-geber.
- Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
- Isaiah 2:16Against all the ships of Tarshish And against all the beautiful craft.
- Isaiah 23:6Cross over to Tarshish [to seek safety as exiles]; Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland [of Tyre].
- Isaiah 60:9The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from far away, Their silver and gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
- Jeremiah 10:9Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith; Violet and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skilled men.
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Tarshish was thy merchant - After having given an account of the naval and military equipment of this city, he now speaks of the various places and peoples with whom the Tyrians traded, and the different kinds of merchandise imported from those places. By Tarshish some understand the Carthaginians; some think Tartessus, near the straits of Gibraltar, is meant; others, Tharsis in Cilicia. The place was famous for all the useful metals, silver, iron, tin…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-24Verses 12-24 The thread broken at Ezekiel 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals named. Merchant - Especially applied to those who traveled about with caravans to carry on trade (see Genesis 23:16). Fairs - Or, “wares” Ezekiel 27:33. The word occurs only in this chapter. The foreign merchants gave their wares in return…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Tarshish was far to the west. Many scholars think it may have been located in present-day Spain.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Tarshish--Tartessus in Spain, a country famed for various metals, which were exported to Tyre. Much of the "tin" probably was conveyed by the Phoenicians from Cornwall to Tarshish. traded in thy fairs--"did barter with thee" [Fairbairn]; from a root, "to leave," something left in barter for something else.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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