Study Desk

For your sail, they used colorful linen made in Egypt. That sail was your flag. The coverings over your cabin were blue and purple. They came from the coast of Cyprus.

Men from Sidon and Arvad rowed your boats for you. Tyre, your wise men were the pilots on your ships.

"‘Tarshish was one of your best customers. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for all the wonderful things you sold.

People in Greece, Turkey, and the area around the Black Sea traded with you. They traded slaves and bronze for the things you sold.

People from the nation of Togarmah traded horses, war horses, and mules for the things you sold.

Aram traded with you because you had so many good things. They traded emeralds, purple cloth, fine needlework, fine linen, coral, and rubies for the things you sold.

"‘The people in Judah and Israel traded with you. They paid for the things you sold with the wheat, olives, early figs, honey, oil, and balm.

Damascus was a good customer. They traded with you for the many wonderful things you had. They traded wine from Helbon and white wool for those things.

Damascus traded wine from Uzal for the things you sold. They paid with wrought iron, cassia, and sugar cane.

Dedan provided good business and traded with you for saddle blankets and riding horses.

Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar traded lambs, rams, and goats for your goods.

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They traded all the best spices and every kind of precious stone and gold for your goods.

They will shave their heads for you. They will put on sackcloth. They will cry for you like someone crying for someone who died.

Through your wisdom and understanding you have gotten riches for yourself. And you put gold and silver in your treasuries.

"Son of man, look toward Sidon and speak for me against that place.

"Son of man, look toward Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Speak for me against him and Egypt.

Then all the people living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord ! "‘Why will I do these things? Because the people of Israel leaned on Egypt for support, but Egypt was only a weak blade of grass.

The people of Israel leaned on Egypt for support, but Egypt only pierced their hands and shoulder. They leaned on you for support, but you broke and twisted their back.'"

No person or animal will pass through Egypt. Nothing will pass through or settle there for 40 years.

I will destroy Egypt. The cities will be in ruins for 40 years! I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations. I will make them strangers in foreign lands."