Ezekiel 27:33

33 The merchandise you traded satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade.

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 in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.

32 As they wail and mourn over you, they sing this sad funeral song: ‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre, now silent at the bottom of the sea?

33 The merchandise you traded satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade.

34 Now you are a wrecked ship, broken at the bottom of the sea. All your merchandise and crew have gone down with you.

35 All who live along the coastlands are appalled at your terrible fate. Their kings are filled with horror and look on with twisted faces.