King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold; but they were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.

The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes;

He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with King Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

At the port of Eziongeber they built ocean-going ships.

But Eliezer son of Dodavahu, from the town of Mareshah, warned Jehoshaphat, "Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have built." And the ships were wrecked and never sailed.

like ships tossing in a furious storm.

The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.

He will sink even the largest and most beautiful ships.

This is a message about Tyre. Howl with grief, you sailors out on the ocean! Your home port of Tyre has been destroyed; its houses and its harbor are in ruins. As your ships return from Cyprus, you learn the news.

Howl with grief, you people of Phoenicia! Try to escape to Spain!

Go and farm the land, you people in the colonies in Spain! There is no one to protect you any more.

They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the LORD, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people.

and will know that I am the one who punishes them. "But I will spare some of them and send them to the nations and the distant lands that have not heard of my fame or seen my greatness and power: to Spain, Libya, and Lydia, with its skilled archers, and to Tubal and Greece. Among these nations they will proclaim my greatness.

"You did business in Spain and took silver, iron, tin, and lead in payment for your abundant goods.

Jonah, however, set out in the opposite direction in order to get away from the LORD. He went to Joppa, where he found a ship about to go to Spain. He paid his fare and went aboard with the crew to sail to Spain, where he would be away from the LORD.

He also had a large throne made. Part of it was covered with ivory and the rest of it was covered with the finest gold.

I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed."

How fast the wings of an ostrich beat! But no ostrich can fly like a stork.