¹² “‘Tarshish^(A) did business with you because of your great wealth of goods;^(B) they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

¹³ Sheba^(A) and Dedan^(B) and the merchants of Tarshish^(C) and all her villages^[a] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?^(D)”’

²² The king had a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) at sea along with the ships^(B) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

³ But Jonah ran^(A) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish^(B). He went down to Joppa,^(C) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.^(D)

¹⁸ “‘Damascus^(A) did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.^(B) They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar

¹⁶ “‘Aram^[a](A) did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise,^(B) purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen,^(C) coral^(D) and rubies for your merchandise.