12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass,[a] iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice,[b] incense, myrrh,[c] and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves—human lives.(A)

14 The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:12 Or bronze, or copper
  2. 18:13 Other mss omit spice
  3. 18:13 Or perfume

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