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What the Bible Says About Market

Overview

The Bible addresses market across 13 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel. Closely related themes include Imports, Tyre, Merchant and Precious Stones.

Key Bible verses about market

Old Testament

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 27:13

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

Ezekiel 27:14

They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

Ezekiel 27:16

Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. the wares: Heb. thy works agate: or, chrysoprase

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. balm: or, rosin

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 27:19

Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. going: or, Meuzal

Ezekiel 27:20

Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. precious: Heb. clothes of freedom

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. they occupied: Heb. they were the merchants of thy hand

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Ezekiel 27:23

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

Ezekiel 27:24

These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. all: or, excellent things clothes: Heb. foldings

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.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying market for yourself

  • Begin with Ezekiel 27:13, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Imports, Tyre, Merchant and Precious Stones.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about market?

The Bible addresses market across 13 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Ezekiel. Closely related themes include Imports, Tyre, Merchant and Precious Stones.

How many Bible verses are about market?

The Bible references market in 13 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention market?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Ezekiel 27:13: “Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. market: or, merchandise”

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