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Ezekiel 27:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Ezekiel 27:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 Men of Arvad and Helech
guarded your walls on every side,
while the men of Gamad manned your towers.
They hung their shields all around your walls,
thereby perfecting your beauty.
12 [a]Tarshish[b] traded with you because of the vast abundance of your wealth, exchanging silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. 13 [c]Javan, Tubal, and Meshech also traded with you, exchanging slaves and articles of bronze for your merchandise.
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- Ezekiel 27:12 A section in prose is introduced into the middle of the lament; it provides valuable information on international trade in the sixth century B.C., especially in the Palestinian area.
- Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish: a city founded on the Spanish coast by people from Tyre; it symbolizes the far-off places of the then known world.
- Ezekiel 27:13 Tubal, and Meshech: south of the Caucasus. Beth-togarmah: in Armenia. Rhod[es]: the Hebrew has “Dedan” (v. 20), which was in Arabia. Helbon: an Assyrian city.
