Ezekiel 27:12

27:12 “‘Tarshish ¹  was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

Ezekiel 27:15

27:15 The Dedanites ²  were your clients. Many coastlands were your customers; they paid ³  you with ivory tusks and ebony.

Ezekiel 27:20

27:20 Dedan was your client in saddlecloths for riding.

Ezekiel 27:22-23

27:22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah engaged in trade with you; they traded the best kinds of spices along with precious stones and gold for your products. 27:23 Haran, Kanneh, Eden, merchants from Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad were your clients.

Ezekiel 27:25

27:25 The ships of Tarshish ⁴  were the transports for your merchandise.

“‘So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas.

[27:12]  ¹ 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.

[27:15]  ² tn Heb “sons of Dedan.”

[27:15]  ³ tn Heb “they returned as your gift.”

[27:25]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “Large merchant ships.” The expression “ships of Tarshish” may describe a class of vessel, that is, large oceangoing merchant ships.