¹² She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.

⁴ The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.

¹⁰ “Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya^[c] served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor. ¹¹ Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.

¹² “Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead. ¹³ Merchants from Greece,^[d] Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you.

¹⁴ “From Beth-togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules, all in exchange for your goods. ¹⁵ Merchants came to you from Dedan.^[e] Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

¹⁶ “Syria^[f] sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies. ¹⁷ Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs,^[g] honey, olive oil, and balm.

¹⁸ “Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar. ¹⁹ Greeks from Uzal^[h] came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus were bartered for your wares.

²⁰ “Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you. ²¹ The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods. ²² The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares.

²³ “Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too. ²⁴ They brought choice fabrics to trade—blue cloth, embroidery, and multicolored carpets rolled up and bound with cords. ²⁵ The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!

¹¹ (In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood^[a] and precious jewels. ¹² The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)