Isaiah 2:16

The Day Of The Lord's Judgment

¹⁵ against every high tower,
against every fortified wall,
¹⁶ against every ship of Tarshish,
and against every splendid sea vessel.
¹⁷ So human pride will be brought low,
and the loftiness of men will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

Ships of Tarshish

Trading Ship

Tarshish

1 Kings 10:22

for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Isaiah 23:1

An oracle against Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Numbers 33:52

you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast images, and demolish all their high places.

1 Kings 22:48-49

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Psalm 47:7

Sing a song of wisdom,
for God is King of all the earth.

Isaiah 60:9

Yes, the islands will wait for Me
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring your children from far away,
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
who has glorified you.

Revelation 18:11

The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer—

Revelation 18:17-19

for in a single hour
such fabulous wealth was destroyed!

And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off