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Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
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They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
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Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.
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Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
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"Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.
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Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.
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"Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you.
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Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.
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"Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
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Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
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Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.
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The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.
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Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.
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Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.
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Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.
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Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.
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Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
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Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
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The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.
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Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.
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These were your merchants in choice items--in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.