Charles Ellicott Commentary Nehemiah 13:16

"There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all manner of wares, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem." — Nehemiah 13:16 (ASV)

Men of Tyre. —They brought timber for the building of the Temple, and received food in payment (Ezra 3:7). Now they seem to have established themselves as a colony, and supplied fish, especially to the inhabitants. But their offence was the doing this on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. The verse closes emphatically.