Ezekiel 27:20

Ezekiel 27:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

Context of Ezekiel 27:20

18Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, 19and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise. Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. 21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats. 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.

Ezekiel 27:20 word by word

דְּדָן֙ רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ בְבִגְדֵי־חֹ֖פֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• was your merchantרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• in saddleclothsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• in saddleclothsחֹ֫פֶשׁchôphesh · spreadH2667
• for ridingרִכְבָּהrikbâh · ridingH7396

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:20

• Ezekiel 27:15The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Dedan - Possibly the descendants of Dedan, son of Raamah, see Genesis 10:7. In precious clothes for chariots - Either fine carpets, or rich housings for horses, camels, etc., used for riding.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. 20-21Kedar was a region of Arabia named for a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Dedan--in Arabia; distinct from the Dedan in Eze 27:15 (see on Eze 27:15). Descended from Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:3) [Bochart]. precious clothes--splendid coverlets.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:20

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Imports
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Dedan; Dedanites
• Isaiah

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