They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
The house of Togarmah is Armenia, whose people brought horses and horsemen and mules to trade in the fairs and marketplaces of Tyre. That traffic was part of a vast international commerce by which Tyre received a multitude of goods from many peoples and enriched the kings of the earth. Tyre was the ancient commercial metropolis and emporium of the world, a great center whose fairs with all nations in all manner of merchandise show that world's fairs existed there 2,500 years ago. The verse stands in the lamentation over Tyre foretelling its utter ruin, that it would become a place for the spreading of nets, whose ruins remain today as a visible witness to fulfilled prophecy. This widespread trade reveals the commercial spirit later seen in Babylon, a corrupt pursuit of wealth that exalts itself and must be humbled, warning cities and peoples who forget and defy God.
Togarmah's Trade with Tyre
The house of Togarmah means Armenia, whose people brought horses and horsemen and mules to the fairs and marketplaces of Tyre. Togarmah is named among the peoples who traded in Tyre's markets, supplying these animals as its share of merchandise. This trade was part of an extensive commerce that enriched the kings of the earth. That commerce reached far beyond the city itself, receiving a multitude of goods from many places and peoples. The listing of Togarmah with its horses, horsemen, and mules illustrates the wide reach and variety of that international trade.
Tyre was the ancient commercial metropolis of the world, the commercial emporium of Phoenicia, one of the greatest and most famous cities of the ancient world and a great center of trade. Its ancient mainland site had long been abandoned for a new city built on a small island half a mile from shore, which Alexander the Great joined to the shore by an artificial mole. Its fairs were conducted with all nations in all manner of merchandise, showing that world's fairs existed at Tyre 2,500 years ago. The description of Togarmah's trade belongs to this picture of Tyre as a great trading city, supporting comparison of its extensive commerce to a major modern trade center.
Tyre's character as this merchant city explains the role of the Tyrians in trading in Jerusalem on the Sabbath named in Nehemiah 13:16.
Judgment Foretold and Applied
Ezekiel 27:14 stands within the lamentation over Tyre, which is a prophecy of the ruin of Tyre and predicts its utter destruction. The chapter belongs to the prophecies against other nations, concerns Tyre, and gives a prophecy whose fulfillment is evident today.
That prophecy declared that Tyre would become a place for the spreading of nets. The ruins of Tyre remain as a visible object-lesson that this prophecy was fulfilled. In this way its fulfillment is illustrated by the ruins and is evident today.
The house of Togarmah is named among the traders who supplied Tyre, showing that its commerce reached far beyond the city. This widespread trade is presented as part of the commercial spirit later seen in Babylon. That spirit is a corrupt pursuit of wealth that exalts itself and must be humbled by God.
The chapter is included among warnings about judgment that serve as lessons for cities and people who forget and defy God. Togarmah is placed among the nations trading with Tyre by supplying horses, horsemen, and mules, and the chapter is cited as part of the warning and lessons drawn from Tyre's fate for cities that defy God. The picture of Tyre as a great trading city supports comparison between its extensive commerce and San Francisco's role as a major trade center.
The house of Togarmah is Armenia, whose people brought horses and horsemen and mules to trade in the fairs and marketplaces of Tyre. That traffic was part of a vast international commerce by which Tyre received a multitude of goods from many peoples and enriched the kings of the earth. Tyre was the ancient commercial metropolis and emporium of the world, a great center whose fairs with all nations in all manner of merchandise show that world's fairs existed there 2,500 years ago. The verse stands in the lamentation over Tyre foretelling its utter ruin, that it would become a place for the spreading of nets, whose ruins remain today as a visible witness to fulfilled prophecy. This widespread trade reveals the commercial spirit later seen in Babylon, a corrupt pursuit of wealth that exalts itself and must be humbled, warning cities and peoples who forget and defy God.
Togarmah's Trade with Tyre
The house of Togarmah means Armenia, whose people brought horses and horsemen and mules to the fairs and marketplaces of Tyre. Togarmah is named among the peoples who traded in Tyre's markets, supplying these animals as its share of merchandise. This trade was part of an extensive commerce that enriched the kings of the earth. That commerce reached far beyond the city itself, receiving a multitude of goods from many places and peoples. The listing of Togarmah with its horses, horsemen, and mules illustrates the wide reach and variety of that international trade.
Tyre was the ancient commercial metropolis of the world, the commercial emporium of Phoenicia, one of the greatest and most famous cities of the ancient world and a great center of trade. Its ancient mainland site had long been abandoned for a new city built on a small island half a mile from shore, which Alexander the Great joined to the shore by an artificial mole. Its fairs were conducted with all nations in all manner of merchandise, showing that world's fairs existed at Tyre 2,500 years ago. The description of Togarmah's trade belongs to this picture of Tyre as a great trading city, supporting comparison of its extensive commerce to a major modern trade center.
Tyre's character as this merchant city explains the role of the Tyrians in trading in Jerusalem on the Sabbath named in Nehemiah 13:16.
Judgment Foretold and Applied
Ezekiel 27:14 stands within the lamentation over Tyre, which is a prophecy of the ruin of Tyre and predicts its utter destruction. The chapter belongs to the prophecies against other nations, concerns Tyre, and gives a prophecy whose fulfillment is evident today.
That prophecy declared that Tyre would become a place for the spreading of nets. The ruins of Tyre remain as a visible object-lesson that this prophecy was fulfilled. In this way its fulfillment is illustrated by the ruins and is evident today.
The house of Togarmah is named among the traders who supplied Tyre, showing that its commerce reached far beyond the city. This widespread trade is presented as part of the commercial spirit later seen in Babylon. That spirit is a corrupt pursuit of wealth that exalts itself and must be humbled by God.
The chapter is included among warnings about judgment that serve as lessons for cities and people who forget and defy God. Togarmah is placed among the nations trading with Tyre by supplying horses, horsemen, and mules, and the chapter is cited as part of the warning and lessons drawn from Tyre's fate for cities that defy God. The picture of Tyre as a great trading city supports comparison between its extensive commerce and San Francisco's role as a major trade center.