Ezekiel 27:12-13

Ezekiel 27:12-13

[12] Tarshish  was thy merchant  by reason of the multitude  of all kind of riches;  with silver,  iron,  tin,  and lead,  they traded  in thy fairs.  [13] Javan,  Tubal,  and Meshech,  they were thy merchants:  they traded  the persons  of men  and vessels  of brass  in thy market. 

What does Ezekiel 27:12-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Tyre"s trading partners included Tarshish (at the western end of the Mediterranean, probably southern Spain or Sardinia), which gave silver, iron, tin, and lead for her wares. There was a Tartessus in both southern Spain and in Sardinia. [1] Javan (Greece), Tubal, and Meshech (both in eastern Anatolia) paid for their purchases from Tyre with human slaves and vessels of bronze.