Ezekiel 27:13

“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.”

"Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market." - Ezekiel 27:13
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What does Ezekiel 27:13 mean?

Ezekiel 27:13 (KJV) reads, "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market." This verse is part of a larger lamentation about the fall of Tyre, a prominent and wealthy trading city in the ancient world. In…

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The Weight of Commerce: A Call to Righteous Trade

Ezekiel 27:13 presents a powerful image of trade that goes beyond mere economic transactions. The verse reads: "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market." This scripture invites us into a deeper…

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Prayer for Deliverance from Injustice and Human Exploitation

O Lord God Almighty, As I come before you today, I turn my heart and mind towards the verse in Ezekiel 27:13, where it is written: "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market." In this verse, I see not…

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Ezekiel 27:13 - "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market."
Ezekiel 27:20 - "Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots."
Ezekiel 27:28 - "The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."
Ezekiel 27:1 - "The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:14 - "They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules."
Ezekiel 27:2 - "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"
Ezekiel 28:13
Psalm 27:13-14
Luke 13:28-27
Luke 13:28-27
Luke 13:28-27
Ezekiel 27:23 - "Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants."
Ezekiel 48:27 - "And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion."
Ezekiel 27:4 - "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."
Ezekiel 37:27 - "My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Ezekiel 1:6-13
Ezekiel 27:21 - "Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants."
Ezekiel 27:36 - "The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more."
Ezekiel 27:35 - "All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance."
Exodus 27:13 - "And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits."
Ezekiel 13:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 40:27 - "And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits."
"Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots." - Ezekiel 27:20
Ezekiel 27:26 - "¶ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas."
Ezekiel 27:18 - "Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool."
Ezekiel 21:27 - "I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him."
Ezekiel 27:25 - "The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas."
Ezekiel 27:19 - "Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market."
Ezekiel 22:27 - "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain."