Ezekiel 27:15

Ezekiel 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

Context of Ezekiel 27:15

13Javan (Greece), Tubal and Meshech (Asia Minor) traded with you; with the lives of men [taken as slaves] and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from Beth-togarmah (Armenia) traded for your wares with [chariot] horses, war horses, and mules. The men of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your markets; ivory tusks and ebony they brought to you in payment or as gifts. 16Aram traded with you because of the abundance of the goods you made. They paid for your merchandise with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith [in Ammon], cakes, honey, oil, and balm they paid for your goods.

Ezekiel 27:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ וְהָבְנִ֔ים הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• thy merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• the merchandiseסְחֹרָהsechôrâh · merchandiseH5506
• of thine handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• they broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• a presentאֶשְׁכָּר'eshkâr · giftH814
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• of ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• and ebonyהָבְנִיhôben · ebonyH1894

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:15

• Ezekiel 27:20Dedan traded with you in saddle blankets for riding.
• Genesis 10:7the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah; Sheba and Dedan.
• Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
• Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz [the neighboring tribes north of Arabia], and all who clip off the side-growth of their hair;
• Jeremiah 49:8Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths [of the desert to escape the judgment of Edom], O inhabitants of Dedan, For I will bring the destruction of Esau (Edom) upon him When I inspect and punish him.
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks.
• Revelation 18:12cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The men of Dedan - Dedan was one of the descendants of Abraham by Keturah, and dwelt in Arabia, Genesis 25:3. Ivory and ebony might come from that quarter. By way of distinction ivory is called both in Hebrew ש shen, and in Arabic shen, the Tooth, as that beautiful substance is the tooth of the elephant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-24Verses 12-24 The thread broken at Ezekiel 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals named. Merchant - Especially applied to those who traveled about with caravans to carry on trade (see Genesis 23:16). Fairs - Or, “wares” Ezekiel 27:33. The word occurs only in this chapter. The foreign merchants gave their wares in return…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Dedan was a central Arabian oasis (see also Ezekiel 27:20). It might also refer to a coastal area north of Tyre.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Dedan--near the Persian Sea: thus an avenue to the commerce of India. Not the Dedan in Arabia (Eze 27:20), as the names in the context here prove, but the Dedan sprung from Cush [Bochart], (Ge 10:7). merchandise of thine hand--that is, were dependent on thee for trade [Fairbairn]; came to buy the produce of thy hands [Grotius]. a present--literally, "a reward in return"; a price paid for merchandise. horns of ivory--Ivory is so termed from its…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:15

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Ebony
• Imports
• Ivory
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Dedan
• Ebony
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• India
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• Commerce

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings