The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise; you were replenished and made very glorious in the midst of the sea, pivoting from enumeration of goods to description of the shipping that enabled this commerce. The 'ships of Tarshish' represent the great merchant vessels that connected distant ports, with Tyre serving as their hub. The phrase 'very glorious in the midst of the sea' returns to the metaphor of Tyre as a ship, suggesting that the city itself was a floating bazaar replenished by the world's wealth.

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