27:12 “‘Tarshish 5 was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
1 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
2 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
3 tn Heb “came carrying.”
4 tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”
5 sn Tarshish refers to a distant seaport sometimes believed to be located in southern Spain (others identified it as Carthage in North Africa). In any event it represents here a distant, rich, and exotic port which was a trading partner of Tyre.