Ezekiel 27:8

Ezekiel 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
• New International Version (NIV)Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.

Context of Ezekiel 27:8

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. The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men were within you, Tyre; they were your captains. 9The elders of Gebal and its wise men were within you, repairing your leaks. “‘All the ships of the sea and their sailors came to you to barter for your goods. 10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, serving as your warriors. They hung shields and helmets in you; they gave you splendor.

Ezekiel 27:8 word by word

יֹשְׁבֵ֤י צִידוֹן֙ וְאַרְוַ֔ד הָי֥וּ שָׁטִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ חֲכָמַ֤יִךְ צוֹר֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ הֵ֖מָּה חֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• and Arvadאַרְוַד'arvad · ArvadH719
• were thy marinersשׁוּטshûţ · to rowH7751
• thy wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• O Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• were in thee, were thy pilotsחֹבֵלchôbêl · pilotH2259

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:8

• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
• Genesis 49:13Zebulun will live by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships, and his territory will be next to Sidon.
• Joshua 11:8The Lord handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down, pursuing them as far as greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
• Ezekiel 27:11Men of Arvad and Helech were stationed on your walls all around, and Gammadites were in your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
• Genesis 10:18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered.
• Isaiah 10:9Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?
• Jeremiah 49:23About Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report and are agitated, like the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.
• Ezekiel 27:28“‘The countryside shakes at the sound of your sailors’ cries.
• 1 Kings 5:6“Therefore, command that cedars from Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants’ wages according to whatever you say, for you know that not a man among us knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
• 1 Kings 9:27With the fleet, Hiram sent his servants, experienced seamen, along with Solomon’s servants.
• 2 Chronicles 2:13I have now sent Huram-abi, a skillful man who has understanding.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Zidon and Arvad - Or Arad. Two powerful cities on the Phoenician coast, in the neighborhood of Tyre, from which Tyre had her sailors; and the best instructed of her own inhabitants were her pilots or steersmen.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Arvad - See Genesis 10:18. An island off the coast of Sidon, now called Ruad.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Sidon, Arvad, and Gebal were towns on the Mediterranean coast.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Arvad--a small island and city near Phoenicia, now Ruad: its inhabitants are still noted for seafaring habits. thy wise men, O Tyrus ... thy pilots--While the men of Arvad, once thy equals (Ge 10:18), and the Sidonians, once thy superiors, were employed by thee in subordinate positions as "mariners," thou madest thine own skilled men alone to be commanders and pilots. Implying the political and mercantile superiority of Tyre.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:8

• Art
• Arvad
• Arvadites
• Commerce
• Pilot
• Sidon

In the dictionaries

• Wise men
• Arvad
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Zidon
• Arvad; Arvadites
• 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