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15 Men from the low country south of Edom[a] and many of the coastlands were your markets for ivory tusks and ebony that they brought to trade with you.

16 “Aram was one of your customers because you had so much merchandise. They paid by trading turquoise, purple yarn, embroidered goods, Egyptian linen,[b] coral, and rubies. 17 The territories of Judah and Israel were your clients, too. They traded wheat from their distribution centers,[c] baked goods, honey, oil, and ointments for your merchandise.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:15 Lit. The descendants of Dedan; i.e., a son of Cush (cf. Gen 10:7) or a grandson of Abraham through Keturah (Gen 25:3)
  2. Ezekiel 27:16 Lit. byssus; i.e. a white cotton cloth
  3. Ezekiel 27:17 Lit. from Minnith; perhaps a site in Ammon, east of the Jordan River