Ezekiel 27:18-19

Ezekiel 27:18-19

[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.  [19] also and Javan  going to and fro  occupied  in thy fairs:  bright  iron,  cassia,  and calamus,  were in thy market. 

What does Ezekiel 27:18-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Damascus also found Tyre an attractive trading partner because of her extensive inventory of various products and paid for her purchases with wine from Helbon (Aleppo, northwest of Damascus) and white wool (or wool from Zahar, also northwest of Damascus). Veda (or Danites) and Javan (or Greeks from Uzal, an old capital of Yemen in eastern Arabia) paid for their wares with yarn, wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane.