21 Bible Verses about Merchants

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Genesis 37:25-28

And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt And Judah will say to his brethren, What the profit that we shall kill our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and we will sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hand shall not be upon him; for he our brother, our flesh: and his brethren will hear.read more.
And men will pass by, Midianites, merchants; and they will draw and bring up Joseph from the pit, and they will sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they will bring Joseph to Egypt

Job 6:15-21

My brethren dealt faithlessly as a torrent; as a channel of torrents they shall pass away; Being darkened because of ice, upon them the snow will be hid: In the time they will flow of they became extinct: in its heat they were extinguished from their place.read more.
The paths of their way will turn aside; they will go up into desolation and perish. Behold the paths of Tema; the goings of Sheba, wait ye for them. They were ashamed for trusting; they came even to it, they will be put to shame. For now ye were not: ye shall see the terror and be afraid.

Proverbs 31:14

She was as the ships of the merchant; from far off she will bring her bread.

1 Kings 9:26-28

And Solomon made a ship in Ezion-Geber, which is with Eloth, upon the lip of the sea of sedge in the land of Edom. And Hiram will send in the ships his servants, men of ships, knowing the sea with Solomon's servants. And they will come to Ophir, and take gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring to king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:17-18

Then Solomon went to Ezion-Geber and to Eloth upon the lip of the sea in the land of Edom. And Huram will send to him by the hand of his servants, ships, and servants knowing the sea; and they will go with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and they will take from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and bring to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:11-12

And also the ship of Hiram which lifted up gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir woods of almugs very many, and precious stone. And the king will make of the almug trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, harps and lyres for songs; there came not such woods of almugs, and were not seen even to this day.

2 Chronicles 9:10-11

And also the servants of Huram; and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, brought almug trees and precious stone. And the king will make the almug trees stair-cases to the house of Jehovah, and to the house of the king, and harps and lyres for those singing: and none were seen as they in the land of Judah.

1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat built ships of Thar-shish to go to Ophrah for gold: and it went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.

2 Chronicles 20:35-37

And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, he being unjust to do. And he will join himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they will make the ships in Ezion-Geber. And Eliezer son of Dodavah of Mareshah will prophesy against Jehoshaphat, saying, In thy joining thyself with Ahaziab, Jehovah broke thy works And the ships will be broken, and be hindered to go to Tarshish.

Isaiah 23:2-3

Be ye silent, O inhabitants of the isle; the merchants of Zidon passing over the sea filled thee. On many waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river her produce; and she shall be the emporium of nations.

Ezekiel 27:25

The ships of Tarshish celebrating thee in thy traffic; and thou wilt be filled and honored greatly in the heart of the sea.

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan were destroyed; all lifting up silver were cut off.

Nehemiah 3:31-32

After him held fast Malchiah son of the goldsmith, even to the house of the Nethinims, and the merchants before the gate of the review, and even to the going up of the turning. And between the going up of the turning to the sheep gate, held fast the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Ezekiel 17:4

He plucked off the head of the suckers, and he will bring it to the land of Canaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.

Genesis 23:16

And Abraham will listen to Ephron, and Abraham will weigh to Ephron the silver, which he spake in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, passing for traffic.

Amos 8:4-6

Hear this, ye, panting after the needy, to cause the humble of the, land to cease. Saying, When will the month pass through, and we will sell grain? and the Sabbath, and we will open wheat to diminish the ephah, and to enlarge the shekel, and to make crooked the balance of deceit? To buy the poor with silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will sell the refuse of the grain.

Proverbs 31:24

She made the under garment., and she will sell; and she gave a girdle to the Canaanite.

Genesis 37:28

And men will pass by, Midianites, merchants; and they will draw and bring up Joseph from the pit, and they will sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they will bring Joseph to Egypt

Proverbs 31:18-19

She tasted that her traffic is good: her light will not go out by night She sent forth her hands upon the spindle, and her hands take hold of the whirl.

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1 Kings 10:15

Besides from the men travelling about and from the traffic of the merchants, and all the kings of Arabia and all the prefects of the earth.

Genesis 37:25

And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt

Revelation 18:11

And the wholesale merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for their cargo will none purchase more:

Nehemiah 13:20

And the merchants and those selling every selling will lodge from without to Jerusalem once and twice.

Isaiah 23:8

Who will counsel this against Tyre, encircled with a crown, whom her merchants, chiefs; her merchants the honored of the earth.

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Genesis 37:28

And men will pass by, Midianites, merchants; and they will draw and bring up Joseph from the pit, and they will sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they will bring Joseph to Egypt

Proverbs 31:24

She made the under garment., and she will sell; and she gave a girdle to the Canaanite.

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