King James Version
Ezekiel 27:18 in the King James Version says “Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of H...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Ezekiel 27:18 · KJV
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. the wares: Heb. thy works agate: or, chrysoprase
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. balm: or, rosin
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.
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. going: or, Meuzal
Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. precious: Heb. clothes of freedom
KJV Study — Public Domain
“was thy merchant”
H5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
“of the wares of thy making”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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