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You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were the caravans for your merchandise, And you [Tyre] were replenished and very glorious [heavily laden with an imposing fleet] In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your goods. “ ‘So you became full and heavily loaded in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your goods. So you became full and heavily loaded in the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Large, seagoing ships carried your goods wherever they needed to go. You were like a ship loaded with heavy cargo <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'Ships from Tarshish carried your goods. You were like a ship filled with heavy cargo in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your merchandise was carried in fleets of the largest cargo ships. "You were like a ship at sea Loaded with heavy cargo. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ocean-going fleets carried your merchandise." "How filled you were! How glorious you were, at home in the heart of the sea!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were the transports for your merchandise. "'So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market; and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Ships of Tarshish are journeying [with] your merchandise for you, "" And you are filled and honored greatly, "" In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ships of Tarshish are thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish celebrating thee in thy traffic; and thou wilt be filled and honored greatly in the heart of the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise : and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The ships of the sea were important to your business dealings. For you were replenished and exceedingly glorified in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish sailed for you with your goods; You were full and heavily laden in the heart of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish traveled for you in your trade. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The men of Tarshish who dwell west of you brought you loads of merchandise, and you were filled and became exceedingly strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sons of Tarshish who are to your west brought you cargo and you were filled and you grew very strong<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish brought thee tribute for thy merchandise; So wast thou replenished, and made very heavy In the heart of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ships were thy merchants, in abundance, with thy trading <i>population</i>: and thou wast filled and very heavily loaded in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7882" 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">24</span>In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/591.htm" title="591: ’o·nî·yō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A ship. Feminine of 'oniy; a ship.">The ships</a> <a href="/hebrew/8659.htm" title="8659: tar·šîš (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble. ">of Tarshish</a> <a href="/hebrew/7788.htm" title="7788: šā·rō·w·ṯa·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fpc:: 2fs) -- Perhaps to travel, journey. A primitive root; properly, to turn, i.e. Travel about.">carried</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.">your merchandise.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: wat·tim·mā·lə·’î (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">And you were filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: wat·tiḵ·bə·ḏî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">with heavy cargo</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.…<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Isaiah 60:9</a></span><br />Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7</a></span><br />With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-16</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a></span><br />against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Jeremiah 10:9</a></span><br />Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-14.htm">Isaiah 23:14</a></span><br />Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-6.htm">Acts 27:6</a></span><br />There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The ships of Tarshish did sing of you in your market: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the middle of the seas.</p><p class="hdg">ships</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></b></br> For 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7</a></b></br> Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a></b></br> And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.</p><p class="hdg">glorious</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4</a></b></br> Thy borders <i>are</i> in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Business</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Cargo</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Carriers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Double</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm">Laden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Replenished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-23.htm">Traffic</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-3.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-36.htm">Business</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Caravans</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Cargo</a> <a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Carriers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Double</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Full</a> <a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-13.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">Laden</a> <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Replenished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/hosea/2-15.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Tarshish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Traffic</a> <a href="/mark/1-39.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Wast</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'; 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The "ships of Tarshish" were large, ocean-going vessels known for their capacity to carry substantial cargo over long distances. In the Hebrew context, these ships symbolize wealth, trade, and the far-reaching influence of Tyre, the city being addressed in this chapter. Historically, Tarshish was a significant source of metals like silver and tin, which were highly valued in the ancient world. The mention of these ships underscores Tyre's extensive trade network and its economic power.<p><b>carried your merchandise</b><br />The Hebrew word for "merchandise" here is "ma'asekha," which refers to goods, wares, or products that are traded. Tyre was renowned for its commerce and was a central hub for trade in the ancient Near East. This phrase highlights the city's role as a major player in international trade, dealing in a variety of goods that were transported by these mighty ships. The economic prosperity of Tyre was largely dependent on its ability to export and import goods, making it a vital link in the trade routes of the time.<p><b>And you were filled with heavy cargo</b><br />The imagery of being "filled with heavy cargo" suggests abundance and prosperity. The Hebrew word "kabed" for "heavy" can also imply honor or glory, indicating that Tyre's wealth was not just material but also a source of pride and prestige. This phrase paints a picture of a city thriving with resources, its ships laden with valuable goods. However, it also foreshadows the potential burden of such wealth, hinting at the eventual downfall due to pride and over-reliance on material riches.<p><b>in the heart of the sea</b><br />The phrase "in the heart of the sea" emphasizes Tyre's geographical and strategic position. Situated on an island and the mainland, Tyre was literally in the midst of the sea, which provided both protection and access to maritime trade routes. The sea is often a biblical symbol of chaos and danger, yet here it also represents opportunity and prosperity. Tyre's location allowed it to dominate the seas, but it also served as a reminder of the city's vulnerability to the very waters that brought it wealth.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Ships of Tarshish</span> means simply, <span class= "ital">ships of the largest size,</span> such as were fitted for the voyage to Tarshish: as we now say, "East Indiaman." (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm" title="Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.">1Kings 22:48</a>; <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm" title="You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.">Psalm 48:7</a>.) "Did sing of thee in thy market" is, literally, <span class= "ital">thy--, thy trade,</span> the blank being an uncertain word, supposed by our translators to mean <span class= "ital">singers.</span> Opinion is now divided as to whether the meaning is <span class= "ital">bulwarks</span> or <span class= "ital">caravans;</span> either gives a good sense. "Thy great ships were at once thy defence and the means of thy commerce," or "were thy caravans of the sea, &c." The former is preferable.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - The verse beaus a new section, and glides back into the original metaphor of the ship, as in Vers. 4-9. The ships of Tarshish are used generically for merchant-ships. The catalogue of the commerce ends with Ver. 24, and the more poetic imagery reappears. It was, as centering in herself all that they brought to her that the merchant-city was <span class="cmt_word">very glorious in the midst of the waters.</span> For <span class="cmt_word">sing of thee</span>, read, <span class="accented">the ships of Tarshish were thy caravans</span> (Revised Version). The word has also the sense of "wall," as in <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a> and <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Job 24:11</a>; and this, describing the ships as the "wooden wails" of Tyre, gives a tenable sense here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-25.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">The ships</span><br /><span class="heb">אֳנִיּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’o·nî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tarshish</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(tar·šîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8659.htm">Strong's 8659: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carried</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·rō·w·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7788.htm">Strong's 7788: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to travel, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your merchandise.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְ</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 /><br /><span class="word">And you were filled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tim·mā·lə·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with heavy cargo</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḵ·bə·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֵ֥ב־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:25 The ships of Tarshish were your caravans (Ezek. 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