mart
noun
In Jewish tradition
Isaiah and Ezekiel use it for great trading cities such as Tyre and Egypt that grew rich by trade.
Interpretation. The prophets warn that wealth from trade does not protect a city from God's judgment.
Meaning
A market, a place where goods are bought and sold. tree →
Examples
- And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations. (Prophets ISA.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony. (Prophets EZK.27.15, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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