Ezekiel 27:12-22

Expanded Bible

¹² “‘People of Tarshish [^Cprobably in southern Spain; Jonah 1:3] became traders for you because of your great wealth. They ·traded [exchanged] your goods for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

¹³ “‘People of ·Greece [^LJavan], Tubal, and Meshech [^Cboth in Asia Minor; 32:26] became merchants for you. They traded your goods for slaves and items of bronze.

¹⁴ “‘People of Beth Togarmah [^Ceastern Asia Minor; present-day Armenia] traded your goods for ·work [or chariot] horses, war horses [^Ceither chariot of cavalry horses], and mules.

¹⁵ “‘·People of [^LSons of] Rhodes^[a] [^Can island off southwest coast of Asia Minor] became merchants for you, selling your goods on many coastlands. They brought back ivory tusks and ·valuable black wood [ebony] as your payment.

¹⁶ “‘People of Aram^[b] [^CSyria] ·became traders for [did business with] you, because you had so many good things to sell. They traded your goods for turquoise, purple cloth, ·cloth with designs sewed on [embroidered work], fine linen, coral, and rubies.

¹⁷ “‘People of Judah and Israel became merchants for you. They traded your goods for wheat from Minnith [^Ca town in Ammon, east of the Jordan River], and for ·meal [millet], honey, olive oil, and balm.

“‘People of Damascus [^Cthe capital of Aram (Syria)] became traders for you because you have many good things and great wealth. They traded your goods for wine from Helbon [^Ca town north of Damascus], wool from Zahar [^Can area northwest of Damascus], and barrels of wine^[c] from Izal [^Cpossibly present-day Yemen]. They received wrought iron, cassia [^Ca tree similar to the cinnamon tree; Ex. 30:24], and ·sugar cane [or calamus; ^Ca fragrant reed] in payment for your ·good things [wares; merchandise].

²⁰ “‘People of Dedan [^Ca territory in southern Edom] became merchants for you, trading saddle blankets for riding.

²¹ “‘People of Arabia and all the ·rulers [princes] of Kedar became traders for you. They received lambs, ·male sheep [rams], and goats in payment for you.

²² “‘The merchants of Sheba [^Cthe southwestern Arabian peninsula, present-day Yemen] and Raamah [^Ca city in southern Arabia] became merchants for you. They traded your goods for all the best spices, ·valuable gems [precious stones], and gold.