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merchants

Meaning of “merchants”

Persons who buy, sell, exchange, transport, or trade goods and wares, often for gain and sometimes across lands or seas.

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29 occurrences27 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 10:15

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Ezekiel 27:36
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:36 · retained source text

The merchants among the people shall hisse at thee, thou shalt bee a terrour, and neuer shalt be any more.

1611 marginal noteHeb. terrours.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shalt not be for euer.

Ezekiel 38:13
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:13 · retained source text

Sheba, and Dedan, and the marchants of Tarshish, with all the young lyons thereof, shall say vnto thee, Art thou come to take a spoile? hast thou gathered thy company to take a praye? to carie away siluer and gold, to take away cattell and goods, to take a great spoile?

Nahum 3:16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nahum 3:16 · retained source text

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants aboue the starres of heauen; the cankerworme spoileth & flieth away.

1611 marginal noteOr, spreadeth himselfe.

Revelation 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 18:3 · retained source text

For all nations haue drunke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the Kings of the earth haue committed fornication with her, & the Merchants of the earth are waxed rich thorow the abundance of her delicacies.

1611 marginal noteOr, power.

Revelation 18:11
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 18:11 · retained source text

And the Merchants of the earth shall weepe and mourne ouer her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more.

Revelation 18:15
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 18:15 · retained source text

The Merchants of these things which were made riche by her, shall stand afarre off for the feare of her torment, weeping and wailing.

Revelation 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 18:23 · retained source text

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee: and the voice of the bridegrome and of the bride shalbe heard no more at all in thee: for thy Merchants were the great men of the earth: for by thy sorceries were all nations deceiued.

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