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Ezekiel 27

Ezek. 27:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Tarshish
Tarshiysh (Hebrew #8659)
Tarshish, 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 Israelite
KJV usage: Tarshish, Tharshish.
Pronounce: tar-sheesh'
Origin: probably the same as 8658 (as the region of the stone, or the reverse)
x was thy merchant
cachar (Hebrew #5503)
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
KJV usage: go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.
Pronounce: saw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
by reason of the multitude
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
of all kind of riches
hown (Hebrew #1952)
wealth; by implication, enough
KJV usage: enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: hone
Origin: from the same as 1951 in the sense of 202
; with silver
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
, iron
barzel (Hebrew #1270)
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
KJV usage: (ax) head, iron.
Pronounce: bar-zel'
Origin: perhaps from the root of 1269
, tin
bdiyl (Hebrew #913)
alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin
KJV usage: + plummet, tin.
Pronounce: bed-eel'
Origin: from 914
, and lead
`owphereth (Hebrew #5777)
feminine participle active of 6080; lead (from its dusty color)
KJV usage: lead.
Pronounce: o-feh'-reth
Origin: or mophereth {o-feh'-reth}
, they traded
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
in thy fairs
`izzabown (Hebrew #5801)
trade, i.e. the place (mart) or the payment (revenue)
KJV usage: fair, ware.
Pronounce: iz-zaw-bone'
Origin: from 5800 in the sense of letting go (for a price, i.e. selling)
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2 Chron. 20:36• 36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. (2 Chron. 20:36)

More on:

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Fairs,
Iron,
Lead,
Silver,
Tarshish; Tharshish,
Tin

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ezek. 38:13• 13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? (Ezek. 38:13)
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Gen. 10:4• 4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (Gen. 10:4)
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1 Kings 10:22• 22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (1 Kings 10:22)
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1 Kings 22:48• 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. (1 Kings 22:48)
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2 Chron. 20:36‑37• 36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
 37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. (2 Chron. 20:36‑37)
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Psa. 72:10• 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. (Psa. 72:10)
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Isa. 2:16• 16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. (Isa. 2:16)
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Isa. 23:6,10,14• 6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
 10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
 14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. (Isa. 23:6,10,14)
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Isa. 60:9• 9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 60:9)
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Jer. 10:9• 9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. (Jer. 10:9)
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Jonah 1:3• 3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. (Jonah 1:3)
• {v.12-25} From verse 12 we enter upon her foreign trade, beginning with Tarshish itself and ending with its ships in verse 25. (“Notes on Ezekiel 27” by W. Kelly)
• Tarshish seems to have given its name to vessels that sailed anywhere, at any rate, on long voyages. (“Notes on Ezekiel 27” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Tarshish dealt with thee by reason of the abundance of all substance; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they furnished thy markets.