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they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections, honey, olive oil and balm for your wares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs, honey, olive oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they <i>were</i> thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel <i>were</i> your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam they paid for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balm they paid for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balm they paid for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith [in Ammon], cakes, honey, oil, and balm they paid for your goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm, for your goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm, for your goods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Judah and Israel gave you their finest wheat, fancy figs, honey, olive oil, and spices in exchange for your merchandise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Judah and Israel traded with you. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, baked goods, honey, olive oil, and balsam for your goods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Judah and Israel paid for your goods with wheat, honey, olive oil, and spices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The territories of Judah and Israel were your clients, too. They traded wheat from their distribution centers, baked goods, honey, oil, and ointments for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel were your clients; they traded wheat from Minnith, millet, honey, olive oil, and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your traffickers: they traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, and confections, and honey, and oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel—they [are] your merchants, "" They have given wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, "" And honey, and oil, and balm [for] your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Judah and the land of Israel -- they are thy merchants, For wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm, They have given out thy merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, they thy merchants: in wheat of Minnith and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balsam, they gave thy traffic.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil, and rosin in thy fairs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, these were your peddlers of the best grain; they offered balsam, and honey, and oil, and resins at your festivals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel trafficked with you: Minnith wheat, grain, honey, oil, and balm they gave you as merchandise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat from Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel, they were your merchants; they traded in your markets wheat, rice, millet, honey, oil, and balsam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yehuda and the land of Israel, those were your Merchants; wheat, rice and millet, and honey and oil and balm they brought to you for sale<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and balsam, and honey, and oil, and balm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Juda and the children of Israel, these were thy merchants; in the sale of corn and ointments and cassia: and they gave the best honey, and oil, and resin, to thy trading <i>population</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7811" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">A Lament for Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·’e·reṣ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7402.htm" title="7402: rō·ḵə·lā·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- Probably to go about. A primitive root; to travel for trading.">traded with you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">they exchanged</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: bə·ḥiṭ·ṭê (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4511.htm" title="4511: min·nîṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Ammonite territory. From the same as men; enumeration; Minnith, a place East of the Jordan.">from Minnith,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6436.htm" title="6436: ū·p̄an·naḡ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- (probably a kind of food) perhaps cake. Of uncertain derivation; probably pastry.">cakes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇaš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: wā·še·men (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/6875.htm" title="6875: wā·ṣō·rî (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) balsam. Or tsoriy; from an unused root meaning to crack, hence, to leak; distillation, i.e. Balsam.">and balm</a> <a href="/hebrew/4627.htm" title="4627: ma·‘ă·rā·ḇêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Articles of exchange, merchandise. From arab, in the sense of trading; traffic; by implication, mercantile goods.">for your merchandise.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">1 Kings 5:9-11</a></span><br />My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.” / So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, / and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Nehemiah 13:16</a></span><br />Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-7.htm">Isaiah 2:7</a></span><br />Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5-6</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Joel 3:6</a></span><br />You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Genesis 43:11</a></span><br />Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">2 Chronicles 2:10</a></span><br />I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">1 Kings 10:15</a></span><br />not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-3.htm">Acts 27:3</a></span><br />The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your merchants: they traded in your market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.</p><p class="hdg">wheat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8</a></b></br> A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a></b></br> Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">1 Kings 5:9</a></b></br> My servants shall bring <i>them</i> down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive <i>them</i>: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.</p><p class="hdg">Minnith</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33</a></b></br> And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, <i>even</i> twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">balm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Genesis 43:11</a></b></br> And their father Israel said unto them, If <i>it must be</i> so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a></b></br> <i>Is there</i> no balm in Gilead; <i>is there</i> no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Balm</a> <a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Balsam</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Bartered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Early</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Exchanged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-13.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Minnith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Traffickers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Balm</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Balsam</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Bartered</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/daniel/6-19.htm">Early</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Exchanged</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-29.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Minnith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Traffickers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-1.htm">The riches and commerce of Tyrus</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">The great and irrecoverable fall thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Judah and the land of Israel traded with you;</b><br>This phrase highlights the economic interactions between Tyre and the regions of Judah and Israel. Historically, Tyre was a major Phoenician port city known for its extensive trade networks. The mention of Judah and Israel indicates a time when the kingdoms were united or at least cooperating economically. This trade relationship underscores the interconnectedness of ancient Near Eastern economies. Theologically, it reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Israel to be a nation that influences others, even in commerce.<p><b>they exchanged wheat from Minnith,</b><br>Minnith was a location east of the Jordan River, known for its fertile lands and agricultural produce. The mention of wheat from Minnith indicates the quality and abundance of produce that was available in the region. This trade item signifies the importance of agriculture in sustaining economies and the reliance on fertile lands for prosperity. Biblically, wheat is often a symbol of sustenance and blessing, as seen in various scriptures like <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Genesis 41:49</a> and <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>.<p><b>cakes and honey,</b><br>Cakes and honey were considered delicacies and staples in the ancient diet. Honey, in particular, is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of abundance and prosperity, as in the "land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The inclusion of these items in trade suggests a level of wealth and the ability to produce goods beyond basic necessities. Culturally, honey was used not only as food but also in religious offerings and medicinal practices.<p><b>oil and balm</b><br>Oil, particularly olive oil, was a valuable commodity in ancient times, used for cooking, lighting, anointing, and religious rituals. Balm, likely referring to a resin or aromatic substance, was used for medicinal purposes and embalming. The trade of these items indicates the advanced agricultural and botanical knowledge of the Israelites. In a spiritual context, oil often symbolizes the Holy Spirit and anointing, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a>.<p><b>for your merchandise.</b><br>This phrase concludes the transaction, emphasizing the mutual benefit and exchange of goods. Tyre's merchandise would have included luxury items, textiles, and possibly metals, reflecting its status as a wealthy trading hub. Theologically, this exchange can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual exchanges between God and His people, where God provides for His people, and they, in turn, offer worship and obedience. The economic prosperity of Tyre, however, also serves as a backdrop for its eventual downfall due to pride and self-reliance, as prophesied in <a href="/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>These are the two kingdoms that comprised the people of God after the division of the united monarchy. Judah was the southern kingdom, and Israel was the northern kingdom. Both were involved in trade with Tyre, indicating their economic activities and interactions with surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A significant ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and trade. Tyre is the primary subject of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>, which describes its extensive trade network and eventual downfall.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/minnith.htm">Minnith</a></b><br>A location known for its wheat, mentioned in the context of trade. It is believed to be in the region of Ammon, east of the Jordan River.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trade_goods.htm">Trade Goods</a></b><br>The passage lists wheat, meal, honey, oil, and balm as commodities traded by Judah and Israel. These goods were essential for sustenance and medicinal purposes, reflecting the agricultural and economic activities of the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages, including the lamentation over Tyre's fall. His prophecies often included vivid imagery and detailed descriptions of nations and their interactions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/economic_interdependence.htm">Economic Interdependence</a></b><br>The passage highlights the interconnectedness of nations through trade. Believers can reflect on how economic relationships can influence cultural and spiritual exchanges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty in Nations</a></b><br>Despite the prosperity of Tyre, Ezekiel's prophecy reminds us that God is sovereign over all nations and their destinies. We should trust in God's ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The variety of goods traded by Judah and Israel underscores the importance of managing resources wisely. Christians are called to be good stewards of what God has provided.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_engagement.htm">Cultural Engagement</a></b><br>The trade between Israel and Tyre suggests a level of cultural engagement. Believers are encouraged to engage with the world while maintaining their distinct identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_animals_were_on_the_ark.htm">What does the Bible say about Arabs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_ezekiel_27_12-23_trade.htm">In Ezekiel 27:12–23, are the extensive trade routes and goods mentioned supported by archaeological findings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'boundary_moves'_in_hosea_5_10_recorded.htm">Hosea 5:10 - Do the described 'boundary moves' have any verifiable record in ancient Israel's land division or tribal borders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2-7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Minnith, and Pannag.--</span>Minnith was in Ammon (<a href="/judges/11-33.htm" title="And he smote them from Aroer, even till you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.">Judges 11:33</a>), rich in wheat (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-5.htm" title="He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay to him, both the second year, and the third.">2Chronicles 27:5</a>), and the Tyrians obtained its products through the Israelites. Pannag is unknown; it is even uncertain whether it is a proper name at all, or some sweet confection, as grape syrup.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Judah and the land of Israel.</span> The narrow strip of land occupied by the Phoenicians was unable to supply its crowded population. It was dependent on Israel for its corn and oil and the like in the days of Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">1 Kings 5:9-11</a>) and continued to be so to those of Herod Agrippa (<a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Minnith</span> appears in <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33</a> as a city of the Ammonites near Heshbon, and the region of Ammon was famous for its wheat (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-5.htm">2 Chronicles 27:5</a>). Minnith wheat probably fetched the highest price in the Tyrian markets. <span class="cmt_word">Pannag</span> is found here only. The versions, Targum, LXX., give "ointments" (<span class="greek">μύροι</span>), Vulgate, <span class="accented">balsam</span>. Most modern commentators take it as meaning sweetmeats, the syrup of grape-juice, possibly something like the modern rahat-la-koum of Turkish commerce. Possibly, like Minnith, it may have been a proper name the significance of which is lost to us. <span class="cmt_word">Honey</span> was at all times one of the famous products of Palestine (<a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">1 Samuel 14:27</a>; <span class="accented">Psalm</span> 19:10; <a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the land</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">traded with you;</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḵə·lā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7402.htm">Strong's 7402: </a> </span><span class="str2">To travel for, trading</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they exchanged</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתְנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wheat</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחִטֵּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥiṭ·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Minnith,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֠נִּית</span> <span class="translit">(min·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4511.htm">Strong's 4511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Minnith -- a place in Ammonite territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cakes</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפַנַּ֨ג</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄an·naḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6436.htm">Strong's 6436: </a> </span><span class="str2">(probably a kind of food) perhaps cake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honey,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּדְבַ֤שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḏə·ḇaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Honey, syrup</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil</span><br /><span class="heb">וָשֶׁ֙מֶן֙</span> <span class="translit">(wā·še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and balm</span><br /><span class="heb">וָצֹ֔רִי</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ṣō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6875.htm">Strong's 6875: </a> </span><span class="str2">Distillation, balsam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your merchandise.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·rā·ḇêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4627.htm">Strong's 4627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Articles of exchange, merchandise</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:17 Judah and the land of Israel they (Ezek. 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