Ezekiel 27:25

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“The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.”

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BSBPD

“The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Ships of Tarshish <FI>are<Fi> thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 27:25 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  2. Psalms 48:7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
  3. Isaiah 2:16against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
  4. Isaiah 23:14Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
  5. Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

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