17. Judah and Israel gave you their finest wheat, best figs, honey, olive oil, and spices in exchange for your merchandise.
18. The people of Damascus saw what you had to offer and brought you wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.
19. Vedan and Javan near Uzal traded you iron and spices.
20. The people of Dedan supplied you with saddle blankets,
21. while people from Arabia and the rulers of Kedar traded lambs, sheep, and goats.
22. Merchants from Sheba and Raamah gave you excellent spices, precious stones, and gold in exchange for your products.
23. You also did business with merchants from the cities of Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad,
24. and they gave you expensive clothing, purple and embroidered cloth, brightly-coloured rugs, and strong rope.
25. Large, seagoing ships carried your goods wherever they needed to go.You were like a shiploaded with heavy cargo
26. and sailing across the sea,but you were wreckedby strong eastern winds.
27. Everything on board was lost—your valuable cargo,your sailors and carpenters,merchants and soldiers.
28. The shouts of your drowning crewwere heard on the shore.
29. Every ship is deserted;rowers and sailors and captainsall stand on shore,
30. mourning for you.They show their sorrowby putting dust on their headsand rolling in ashes;
31. they shave their headsand dress in sackclothas they cry in despair.