...it was again distributed. How great became their position is described by Isaiah : — " Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth " " She is a mart of nations." And when the Babylonian Empire came into being this narrow strip was...

...early biblical times merchants were held in high esteem: "Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?" " Most of the merchants, however, were not princes but small traders, the possessors of very little...

...days ? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth ? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the...

...your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? Who hath spoken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth ? The Lord of hosts hath proposed it, to stain the pride of all glory ; and to bring into contempt all the...

...without shutting out any, and that you ma}-, I would just speak a word in conclusion. London — "The crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth " — has done itself credit by originating the Royal Alfred Institution. But it must lead the way...

...always produce the like effects. Is. xxiii. 8, 9, — ' Who hath taken this, counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to brink into contempt all the...

...establishing new trading colonies and exploring the remoter parts of the earth as his Phoenician ancestors, 'whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth' in the words of Isaiah (23.8), though Homer (Od. xiv.zSSf) stressed less attractive aspects of the...

...days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear whe 9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all...

...Brockbank suggested, Venice was for Renaissance writers what Tyre was for the prophet Isaiah - "the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth" (Isaiah 23:8). But Tyre was also a "harlot" who made "sweet music", and Isaiah prophesies that it "shall...

...Canaanite, the balances of deceit are in his hand, he loves to oppress' (Hos. 12:8). If you prefer: 'Whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth' " (Isa. 23:8). How "all Israel" relates is left somewhat obscure. I should hope that all Israel now...