Ezekiel 27:5

Ezekiel 27:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
• New International Version (NIV)They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.

Context of Ezekiel 27:5

3Say to Tyre, who is situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you declared, “I am perfect in beauty.” 4Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty. They constructed all your planking with pine trees from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory. 7Your sail was made of fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and served as your banner. Your awning was of blue and purple fabric from the coasts of Elishah.

Ezekiel 27:5 word by word

בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים מִשְּׂנִיר֙ בָּ֣נוּ לָ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִם אֶ֤רֶז מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ לָקָ֔חוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תֹּ֖רֶן עָלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have madeבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• boardsלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
• of fir treesבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• of Senirשְׂנִירshenîyr ώenîyr · SenirH8149
• they have takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• from Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• mastsתֹּ֫רֶןtôren · mastH8650

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:5

• Deuteronomy 3:9which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir,
• 1 Kings 5:1King Hiram of Tyre sent his emissaries to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place, for Hiram had always been friends with David.
• Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.
• Psalms 104:16The trees of the Lord flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
• Isaiah 14:8Even the cypresses and the cedars of Lebanon rejoice over you: “Since you have been laid low, no lumberjack has come against us.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Fir trees of Senir - Senir is a mountain which the Sidonians called Sirion, and the Hebrews Hermon, Deuteronomy 3:9. It was beyond Jordan, and extended from Libanus to the mountains of Gilead.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Fir-trees (or, cypress) of Senir - The name by which the Amorites knew Mount Hermon.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. 55. Senir--the Amorite name of Hermon, or the southern height of Anti-libanus (De 3:9); the Sidonian name was Sirion. "All thy ... boards"; dual in Hebrew, "double-boards," namely, placed in a double order on the two sides of which the ship consisted [Vatablus]. Or, referring to the two sides or the two ends, the prow and the stern, which every ship has [Munster]. cedars--most suited for "masts," from their height and durability.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:5

• Cedar
• Fir Tree
• Lebanon
• Shenir
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Beacon
• Cedar
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Fir
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Board

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