Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Parallel translations
- WEB Damascus 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.
- BSB Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
- NKJV Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.
- NASB Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool.
- NLT “Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar.
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Damascus traded the wine of Helbon and white wool with Tyre. It adds another wealthy partner to the catalog.
Overview
Damascus supplied prized wine and fine wool in exchange for Tyre's abundant goods. The continuing list reinforces the impression of Tyre at the center of a vast, prosperous web. Each named commodity deepens the sense of luxury that the coming judgment would sweep entirely away.
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- Isa 7:8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
- Gen 15:2And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
- 1 Kgs 11:24–25And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
- Ezek 47:16–18Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
- Gen 14:15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
- Acts 9:2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
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