Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

EZEKIEL 27:23KJV
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Ezekiel 27:23 (KJV)

What does Ezekiel 27:23 mean?

Ezekiel 27:23 lists several ancient cities and regions—Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad—as trading partners of Tyre, describing them as merchants who did business with the city. The verse highlights Tyre’s wide-reaching commercial connections and the importance of trade in its prosperity.

The prophet Ezekiel is speaking God’s message to Tyre, a wealthy port city, warning it of coming judgment. In this chapter, Ezekiel describes Tyre as a great trading hub, naming specific places known for their merchants. This verse shows how Tyre’s influence and wealth depended on trade with distant lands, setting the stage for the loss described later in the chapter.

Where else these words appear

“Eden” Hebrew H5729 · used in 3 verses

  • 2 Kings 19:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
  • Isaiah 37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

“Haran” Hebrew H2771 · used in 11 verses

  • Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
  • Genesis 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
  • Genesis 29:4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

“merchants” Hebrew H7402 · used in 15 verses

  • 1 Kings 10:15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
  • Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
  • Ezekiel 27:17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

“Sheba” Hebrew H7614 · used in 23 verses

  • Genesis 10:7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:9 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
  • Job 1:15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.