Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 27:12-24
The thread broken at Ezekiel 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre.Ezekiel 27:12Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals named.Merchant - Especially applied to those who traveled about with caravans to carry on trade (see Genesis 23:16).Fairs - Or, “wares” Ezekiel 27:33. The word occurs only in this chapter. The foreign merchants gave their wares in return for the products delivered to them by Tyre.Ezekiel... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:22
Sheba . The Sabaea of the Greeks. It is applied, in Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9 , to a grandson of Cush; in Genesis 10:28 and 1 Chronicles 1:22 , to a son of Joktan; and in Genesis 25:3 and 1 Chronicles 1:32 , to a grandson of Abraham. Geographically, in Ezekiel's time it probably included the South-Arabian region, that of Yemen, or Arabia Felix, and was famous, as in the history of the Queen of Sheba, for its gold, gems, and spices ( 1 Kings 10:1 , 1 Kings 10:2 ; ... read more