Thematic Bible: Of tyre


Thematic Bible



Tarshish occupied with thee in all manner of wares: in silver, iron, tin and lead, and made thy market great. Javan, Tubal and Meshech were thy merchants, which brought the men, and ornaments of metal for thy occupying. They of the house of Togarmah brought unto thee at the time of thy mart, horse, horsemen and mules. read more.
They of Dedan were thy merchants: and many other Isles that occupied with thee, brought thee wethers, elephant bones and Peacocks for a present. The Syrians occupied with thee, because of thy divers works, and increased thy merchandise, with Smaragdus, with scarlet, with needle work, with white linen cloth, with silk and with Crystal. Judah and the land of Israel occupied with thee, and brought unto thy markets, wheat, balm, honey, oil and treacle. Damascus also used merchandises with thee, in the best wine and white wool: because thy occupying was so great, and thy wares so many. Dan, Javan, and Mevsall have brought unto thy markets, iron ready made, with Cassia, and Calamus, according to thine occupying. Dedan occupied with thee, in fair tapestry work and cushions. Arabia and all the princes of Cedar have occupied with thee, in sheep, wethers, and goats. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah have occupied also with thee, in all costly spices, in all precious stones and gold, which they brought unto thy markets. Haran, Cannah, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad, were all doers with thee and occupied with thee: In costly raiment of yellow silk and needle work - very precious, and therefore packed and bound together with ropes - Yea and in Cedar wood, at the time of thy markets. The ships of Tarshish were the chief of thy occupying. Thus thou art full, and in great worship, even in the midst of the sea.

"O thou son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath made his host, with great travail and labour to come before Tyre: that every head may be bald, and every shoulder bare. Yet hath Tyre given neither him nor his host any reward, for the great travail that he hath taken there. Verse ConceptsBaldnessBare ArmsThose Who Toiled

And Hiram sent him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants that could skill of the sea: Which went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought it to king Solomon. Verse ConceptsCoinageOfficersSeafaringThe NavyCommerceMariners