Ezekiel 27:6

Ezekiel 27:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
• New International Version (NIV)Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.

Context of Ezekiel 27:6

4Your borders reached into the middle of the sea. Your builders made you like a great ship. 5They used wood from the pine trees of Senir. They used a cedar tree from Lebanon to make your mast. They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars. They used pine wood from the coasts of Cyprus to make your deck. They made it beautiful with ivory. 7They used good linen from Egypt to make your sail. They made it pretty with many colours. The sail was like a flag that everyone could see. They made tents of cloth to cover your deck. It was blue and purple cloth that came from Cyprus island. 8Men from Sidon and Arvad used the oars to move the ship. Your own clever men from Tyre were your sailors.

Ezekiel 27:6 word by word

אַלּוֹנִים֙ מִבָּ֔שָׁן עָשׂ֖וּ מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְ קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְ עָֽשׂוּ־שֵׁן֙ בַּת־אֲשֻׁרִ֔ים מֵאִיֵּ֖י כִּתִּיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the oaksאַלּוֹן'allôn · oakH437
• of Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• have they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thine oarsמִשּׁוֹטmâshôţ mishshôţ · oarH4880
• the companyבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the Ashuritesאֲשֻׁרִים'ăshûr · pineH839
• thy benchesקֶ֫רֶשׁqeresh · boardH7175
• ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• out of the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• of Chittimכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:6

• Isaiah 2:13The Lord will cut down the great cedar trees in Lebanon, and the oak trees in Bashan.
• Zechariah 11:2Cry aloud, cypress tree, because the cedar tree has fallen. Enemies have cut down the tall and beautiful trees. Cry aloud, oak trees in Bashan, because they have cut down the thick forest.
• Genesis 10:4These are the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim people and the Rodanim people.
• Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the coast of Cyprus island. Their soldiers will attack Assyria and Eber. Then God will destroy them too.’
• Jeremiah 2:10No other nation has done what you have done! Send people across the sea to islands in the west. Or send them to the deserts in the east. Let them find out if any other people have done this terrible thing.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Of the oaks of Bashan - Some translate alder, others the pine. The company of the Ashurites - The word אשרים asherim is by several translated boxwood. The seats or benches being made of this wood inlaid with ivory. Isles of Chittim - The Italian islands; the islands of Greece; Cyprus. Calmet says Macedonia is meant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The company … ivory - Rather, “thy benches (or, deck) made they of ivory with boxwood” (or, larch), i. e., boxwood inlaid with ivory. The isles - (or, coasts) of Chittim is a phrase used constantly for Greece and the Grecian islands. It may probably be extended to other islands in the Mediterranean sea Genesis 10:5, and there ivory may have been brought from the coasts of North Africa.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. 66. Bashan--celebrated for its oaks, as Lebanon was for its cedars. the company of ... Ashurites--the most skilful workmen summoned from Assyria. Rather, as the Hebrew orthography requires, "They have made thy (rowing) benches of ivory inlaid in the daughter of cedars" [Maurer], or, the best boxwood. Fairbairn, with Bochart, reads the Hebrew two words as one: "Thy plankwork (deck: instead of 'benches,' as the Hebrew is singular) they made ivory with…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:6

• Ashurites
• Bashan
• Bench
• Chittim
• Ivory
• Oar

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Boxtree
• Chittim
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Island
• Ivory
• Oak
• Occupy

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