Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares.
Parallel translations
- KJV Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
- BSB Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
- NKJV “Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
- NASB “Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your merchandise.
- NLT “Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.
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Quick answer
Tarshish traded with Tyre in silver, iron, tin, and lead. It begins the long catalog of nations enriching her commerce.
Overview
The lament now lists Tyre's trading partners, beginning with distant Tarshish supplying metals. This roll call demonstrates the vast scope of her economic network. The detailed inventory magnifies Tyre's prosperity, making her later collapse a sobering illustration that worldly riches are uncertain and cannot secure a people against God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Isa 23:10Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
- 1 Kgs 10:22For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- Gen 10:4The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- Ezek 38:13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, shall tell you, Have you come to take the plunder? have you assembled your company to take the prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?
- 2 Chr 20:36–37He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
- 1 Kgs 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
- Isa 23:14Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
- Ezek 27:18Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
- Isa 60:9Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
- Ezek 27:16Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
- Isa 2:16For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.
- Ps 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Isa 23:6Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
- Jer 10:9There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; Blue and purple are their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men.
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