Ezekiel 27:33

33 When your merchandise went overseas, You filled the needs of every nation. Kings were made rich By the wealth of your goods.

Ezekiel 27:33 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:33

When thy wares went forth out of the seas
When they were took out of ships, which came to Tyre from all parts, and were landed on the shore, and put up in warehouses, and exposed in markets and The Targum is,

``when thy merchandise went out from among the nations;''
being brought from all parts thither: thou filledst many people;
by selling them in their markets commodities they wanted, for which they came from all quarters; and by sending them to others in ships, where they knew they stood in need of them, and would fetch them a good price; and they had enough to answer the demands of all, and to supply them to the full: thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy
riches and pithy merchandise;
by taking off the goods of their subjects, whereby they were able the better to pay their taxes, and support them in their grandeur and dignity; as well as by furnishing them gold and silver, and precious stones, which they gave for the produce of their country; or by the toll and custom of the goods imported or exported.

Ezekiel 27:33 In-Context

31 They shave their heads for you And dress themselves in sackcloth. Their hearts are bitter as they weep.
32 They chant a funeral song for you: "Who can be compared to Tyre, To Tyre now silent in the sea?
33 When your merchandise went overseas, You filled the needs of every nation. Kings were made rich By the wealth of your goods.
34 Now you are wrecked in the sea; You have sunk to the ocean depths. Your goods and all who worked for you Have vanished with you in the sea.'
35 "Everyone who lives along the coast is shocked at your fate. Even their kings are terrified, and fear is written on their faces.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.