Ezekiel 27:25

Ezekiel 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Context of Ezekiel 27:25

23Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad. 24In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted. The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. 26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. 27Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

Ezekiel 27:25 word by word

אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ שָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְ וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧י וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד בְּלֵ֥ב־יַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• The shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• carriedשׁוּרshûr · to travelH7788
• your merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627
• And you were filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with heavy cargoכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• with heavy cargoמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• in the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:25

• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• Psalms 48:7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
• Isaiah 2:16against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
• Isaiah 23:14Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
• Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
• Ezekiel 27:4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Did sing of thee - Or, were thy bulwarks, i. e., bulwarks of thy traffic. Others render it: “were thy caravans,” thy merchandise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-25This large trading system existed to serve Tyre’s strong desire for trade. The city wanted goods from many different lands and did not seem satisfied. The list of Tyre’s trading partners is very long. Tyre traded in many kinds of goods, including slaves, horses, saddle blankets, silver, dyed cloth, and figs (compare Revelation 18:11–13). The cargo list is arranged by geographic region. It names places from every direction (north, south, east, and west)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. sing of thee--personification; thy great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." Fairbairn translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:25

• Commerce
• Imports
• Market
• Merchant
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
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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