Ezekiel 27:18Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
The setting
Babylonian exile, ~587 BC. Damascus (modern Syria's capital) was Tyre's major supplier. Helbon wine was legendary — even Persian kings demanded it...
The emotion here: weary prophet cataloging the emptiness of human achievement while his people remain captive
The original word
yayin (יַיִן) — fermented wine, symbol of celebration and luxury
Why it matters
Helbon wine was so prized that Persian kings imported it exclusively for royal banquets
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 27:18
White wool was incredibly valuable — it took enormous flocks and perfect conditions to produce
Common misconceptionThis sounds like God approving of luxury trade, but it's actually showing how quickly earthly riches disappear. Damascus itself would soon fall to Babylon.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 27:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 27:18 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include trade, wealth, luxury goods. Notable phrases: Damascus was your merchant; wine of Helbon. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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