The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.

The multitude of camels - laden with merchandise; the camel is 'the ship of the desert' (cf. ).

Shall cover thee - so many of them shall there be.

Dromedaries. They have one bunch on the back, whereas the camel has two: distinguished for swiftness ().

Of Midian - east of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea, and stretching northward along mount Seir. Associated with the Ishmaelites in traffic (; ).

And Ephah - part of Midian, east of the Dead Sea. Midian abounded in camels ().

All they from Sheba - in Arabia Felix, famed for frankincense and gold (; ), which they traded in (; ; ).

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