Ezekiel 27:4

Ezekiel 27:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
• New International Version (NIV)Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.

Context of Ezekiel 27:4

2“Now you, son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for Tyre, 3and say to Tyre, who lives at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty. 5They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars; They have made your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

Ezekiel 27:4 word by word

בְּלֵ֥ב יַמִּ֖ים גְּבוּלָ֑יִךְ בֹּנַ֕יִךְ כָּלְל֖וּ יָפְיֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy bordersגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• in the midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• thy buildersבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• have perfectedכָּלַלkâlal · to perfectH3634
• thy beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:4

• Ezekiel 26:5Her island in the midst of the sea will become a dry place to spread nets, for I have spoken,’ says the Lord God, ‘and she will become a prey and a spoil for the nations.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thy builders have perfected thy beauty - Under the allegory of a beautiful ship, the prophet, here and in the following verses, paints the glory of this ancient city. Horace describes the commonwealth of Rome by the same allegory, and is as minute in his description, Carm. lib. 1. Od. xiv: - O navis, referent in mare te novi Fluctus? O quid agis? Fortiter occupa Portum. Nonne video, ut Nudum remigio latus, Et malus celeri saucius Africo, Antennaeque…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Tyre’s former greatness is described in detail. The prophet uses the metaphor of a strong sailing ship. This ship was built from the best materials of the surrounding nations. The image shows how wealthy and powerful Tyre once was.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Tyre, in consonance with her seagirt position, separated by a strait of half a mile from the mainland, is described as a ship built of the best material, and manned with the best mariners and skilful pilots, but at last wrecked in tempestuous seas (Eze 27:26).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Phenicia
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians

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