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 home is the sea. “ ‘Your builders made your beauty perfect. 5Your builders made all your boards from pine trees on Mount Hermon. They took cedar trees from Lebanon to make a mast for you. They made your oars from oaks in Bashan. They made your deck from pine trees on the shores of Cyprus. It had ivory set in it. 7Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. They were like your flags. Your awnings were violet and purple. They came from the coasts of Elishah. 8People from Sidon and Arvad used to row you. Your own skilled people 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 2:13against all the towering and mighty cedars of Lebanon and all the oaks of Bashan,
• Zechariah 11:2Cry, cypress trees, because the cedars have fallen and the stately trees have been destroyed. Cry, oak trees of Bashan, because your dense forest has fallen down.
• Genesis 10:4Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
• Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed.”
• Jeremiah 2:10Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see. Send ⌞someone⌟ to Kedar, and observe closely. See if there has ever been anything like this.

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