Discovery BoxEzekiel 27:12 
Context27:12 “‘Tarshish 1 was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
Ezekiel 27:25
Context27:25 The ships of Tarshish 2 were the transports for your merchandise.
“‘So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas.
1 sn Tarshish refers to a distant seaport sometimes believed to be located in southern Spain (others identified it as Carthage in North Africa). In any event it represents here a distant, rich, and exotic port which was a trading partner of Tyre.
2 tn Or perhaps “Large merchant ships.” The expression “ships of Tarshish” may describe a class of vessel, that is, large oceangoing merchant ships.
