Verse 12

“‘Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 10:4 : 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.
  • 1 Kgs 10:22 : 22 Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  • Isa 23:10 : 10 Daughter Tarshish, travel back to your land, as one crosses the Nile; there is no longer any marketplace in Tyre.
  • Ezek 38:13 : 13 Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors will say to you,“Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?”’
  • Jonah 1:3 : 3 Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the LORD. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the LORD.
  • Isa 23:14 : 14 Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!
  • Isa 60:9 : 9 Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
  • Jer 10:9 : 9 Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.
  • Ezek 27:16 : 16 Edom was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your products.
  • Ezek 27:18 : 18 Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar,
  • 1 Kgs 22:48 : 48 Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.
  • 2 Chr 20:36-37 : 36 They agreed to make large seagoing merchant ships; they built the ships in Ezion Geber. 37 Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat,“Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will shatter what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.
  • Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
  • Isa 2:16 : 16 for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships.
  • Isa 23:6 : 6 Travel to Tarshish! Wail, you residents of the coast!