Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
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Gill's Exposition
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants,.... The inhabitants of Judah and Israel; the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and the other ten tribes of Israel, they all merchandised with…
The thread broken at Eze 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Eze 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals…
Adam Clarke
Syria - These were always a mercantile people. For the precious stones mentioned here see the notes on Exo 28:17 (note).
Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, Eze 27:2. It was yet in the height of its prosperity, and there appeared not the least symptom of its decay; yet the prophet must…
Cambridge Bible
For Syria (Aram) the Syr. reads Edom, and so in effect LXX. (interchange of dand ras Eze 27:27). If Edom be read the line pursued would be from S. to N., Edom, Eze 27:27, Judah, Eze 27:27, Damascus,…
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