Ezekiel 27:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Damascus traded with you because of the abundance of your goods and the multitude of your wealth, offering wine from Helbon and fine white wool.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Damascus{H1834} was thy merchant{H5503} for the multitude{H7230} of thy handiworks,{H4639} by reason of the multitude{H7230} of all kinds of riches,{H1952} with the wine{H3196} of Helbon,{H2463} and white{H6713} wool.{H6785}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Damascus{H1834} was thy merchant{H5503}{(H8802)} in the multitude{H7230} of the wares of thy making{H4639}, for the multitude{H7230} of all riches{H1952}; in the wine{H3196} of Helbon{H2463}, and white{H6713} wool{H6785}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Damascus also vsed marchaudies with the, in the best wyne and whyte woll: because thy occupienge was so greate, and thy wares so many.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They of Damascus were thy marchants in ye multitude of thy wares, for the multitude of all riches, as in the wine of Helbon and white wooll.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Damascus also vsed marchaundise with thee, in the wine of Helbon, and whyte wooll: because thyne occupying was so great, and thy wares so many.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Damascus `is' thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Damascus did business with you because of the great amount of your wealth, with wine of Helbon and white wool.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar,

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 7:8 : 8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
  • Ezek 47:16-18 : 16 It will continue to Hamath, Berothah, and Sibraim, which lies between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath, as far as Hazar Hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary. 18 On the eastern side, the boundary will run from Hauran and Damascus along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, down to the eastern sea as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.
  • Acts 9:2 : 2 He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
  • Gen 14:15 : 15 He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked them. He pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
  • 1 Kgs 11:24-25 : 24 Gathering men around him, he became the leader of a band of raiders after David defeated Zobah's forces. They went to Damascus, lived there, and established a kingdom in Damascus. 25 Rezon was Israel's adversary as long as Solomon lived, causing trouble along with Hadad. He ruled over Aram and loathed Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 27:9-17
    9 verses
    83%

    9 The elders of Gebal and its skilled workers repaired your leaks; all the ships of the sea and their sailors came to deal in your trade.

    10 Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army; they hung their shields and helmets in you, enhancing your splendor.

    11 The men of Arvad and your army stood on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they brought your beauty to perfection.

    12 Tarshish traded with you because of your great wealth of goods, exchanging silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

    13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human lives and bronze articles for your merchandise.

    14 From Beth Togarmah, they traded horses, war horses, and mules for your goods.

    15 The men of Dedan were your merchants; many coastlands were your clients; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony wood as your payments.

    16 Aram traded with you because of the vast amount of your products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.

    17 Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They traded wheat from Minnith, sweet confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

  • 81%

    19 Dan and Javan from Uzal exchanged your goods for wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane, contributing to your merchandise.

    20 The men of Dedan were your merchants, dealing in luxurious garments for chariot riders.

    21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were merchants at your service, trading lambs, rams, and goats with you.

    22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you, offering the finest spices, precious stones, and gold in exchange for your wares.

    23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden, as well as the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad, traded with you.

    24 They sold you luxurious items, embroidered blue and multicolored garments, treasures of fine clothes, bound with strong cords, packed securely for your market.

    25 The ships of Tarshish carried your goods as your trading fleet. You were filled with merchandise and became glorious in the heart of the seas.

    26 Your rowers brought you into deep waters, but the east wind broke you apart in the heart of the seas.

    27 Your wealth, merchandise, wares, sailors, pilots, ship-repairers, merchants, and all your warriors, along with the people in your midst, will sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your ruin.

  • Rev 18:11-16
    6 verses
    76%

    11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—

    12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble,

    13 and cinnamon, spice, incense, ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and human bodies and souls.

    14 The fruit your soul longed for has departed from you. All your luxurious and splendid things are lost to you, never to be found again.

    15 The merchants who became rich from her will stand far off, out of fear for her torment, weeping and mourning,

    16 saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and crimson, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls!'

  • 75%

    33 When your merchandise went out to the seas, you satisfied many peoples. With your abundant wealth and your goods, you enriched the kings of the earth.

    34 Now that you are broken in the seas, in the depths of the waters, your goods and all your company have fallen in your midst.

  • Ezek 27:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 They crafted your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck of inlaid ivory from boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

    7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple fabric from the coastlands of Elishah was your covering.

  • 1 This is an oracle concerning Damascus: Behold, Damascus will no longer be a city; it will become a heap of ruins.

  • 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your garments were of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.

  • 5 By your great skill in trading, you have increased your wealth, and your heart has grown proud because of your wealth.

  • 8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were honored in the earth?

  • 18 Yet her merchandise and her hire will be consecrated to the LORD; it will not be stored or hoarded, but it will provide for those who live in the presence of the LORD—for abundant food and fine clothing.

  • Jer 49:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23 Concerning Damascus: 'Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They melt in fear; their hearts are troubled, restless like the sea that cannot be calmed.'

    24 Damascus has grown weak; she turns to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and pain have gripped her like a woman in labor.

  • 27 I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, and it will consume the fortified dwellings of Ben-Hadad.

  • 1 This is the pronouncement of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach. Damascus will be its resting place, for the eyes of humanity and all the tribes of Israel are toward the LORD.

  • 3 For all the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the abundance of her luxurious living.

  • 18 By your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I brought fire out from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all those watching.

  • 15 This is how it will be for those with whom you have labored, those who have traded with you from your youth; each one wanders to his own way—there is no one to save you.

  • 10 I clothed you with embroidered garments, put sandals of fine leather on you, wrapped you in fine linen, and covered you with silk.

  • 12 'They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. They will throw your stones, timber, and rubble into the sea.'

  • 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried my precious treasures into your temples.

  • 16 People from Tyre who lived there were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah and in Jerusalem.

  • 18 You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you presented my oil and incense before them.

  • 3 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they threshed Gilead with sharp implements of iron.'

  • 22 Your silver has become dross, your wine is diluted with water.

  • 26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

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    12 You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land.

    13 Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish with all their young lions will say to you: ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you gathered your hordes to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and possessions, to make off with great plunder?’