Ezekiel 27:18

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“Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,”

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BSBPD

“Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Damascus <FI>is<Fi> thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 27:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
  2. Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
  3. 1 Kings 11:24and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
  4. Isaiah 7:8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
  5. Ezekiel 47:16On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
  6. Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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