King James Version
Ezekiel 27:12 in the King James Version says “Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they trade...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Ezekiel 27:12 · KJV
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
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.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. market: or, merchandise
They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Tarshish”
H8659tarshish, a place on the mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a persian and of an i
“was thy merchant”
H5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“they traded”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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