EZEKIEL 27:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.”
The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea and their mariners were in you to barter for your wares, continuing to enumerate the craftspeople and merchants who contributed to Tyre's maritime supremacy. The specific mention of Gebal's craftspeople suggests that even the technical work of ship-construction was imported, with Tyre coordinating the skills of multiple nations. The repetition of 'to barter for your wares' emphasizes that all these elements served the ultimate purpose of commercial exchange.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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