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Ezekiel 27:11-13
New English Translation

11 The Arvadites[a] joined your army on your walls all around,
and the Gammadites[b] were in your towers.
They hung their quivers[c] on your walls all around;
they perfected your beauty.

12 “‘Tarshish[d] was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products. 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your clients; they exchanged slaves and bronze items for your merchandise.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:11 tn Heb “sons of Arvad.”
  2. Ezekiel 27:11 sn The identity of the Gammadites is uncertain.
  3. Ezekiel 27:11 tn See note on “quivers” in Jer 51:11 on the meaning of Hebrew שֶׁלֶט (shelet) and also M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:553.
  4. Ezekiel 27:12 sn Tarshish refers to a distant seaport sometimes believed to be located in southern Spain (others identified it as Carthage in North Africa). In any event it represents here a distant, rich, and exotic port that was a trading partner of Tyre.
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