God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 27:7
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.
Ezekiel 27:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
Context of Ezekiel 27:7
5Your builders made all your boards from pine trees on Mount Hermon. They took cedar trees from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6They 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. Your 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. 9Master shipbuilders from Gebal went inside you to caulk your seams. All the ships on the sea and their sailors docked alongside you to trade with you.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:7 word by word
שֵׁשׁ־בְּרִקְמָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לָ֖ךְ לְנֵ֑ס תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן מֵאִיֵּ֥י אֱלִישָׁ֖ה הָיָ֥ה מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
- with broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
- from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- was that which thou spreadest forthמִפְרָשׂmiphrâώ · spreadingH4666
- to be thy sailנֵסnês · ensignH5251
- blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
- and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
- from the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
- of Elishahאֱלִישָׁה'ĕlîyshâh · ElishahH473
- was that which coveredמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:7
- 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.
- Proverbs 7:16I’ve made my bed, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
- Isaiah 19:9Linenworkers and weavers will be ashamed.
- Exodus 25:4violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- Jeremiah 10:9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. Craftsmen and goldsmiths shape these metals. The clothing for the idols is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.
- Genesis 10:4Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Fine linen - שש shesh, cotton cloth. In this sense the word is generally to be understood. To be thy sail - Probably the flag - ensign or pennant, is meant. Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah - Elis, a part of the Peloponnesus.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Or, “Fine linen Genesis 41:42 with embroidery from Egypt was” thy sail that it might be to thee for a banner. Sails from Egypt were worked with various figures upon them which served as a device. Their boats had no separate pennons. Blue and purple - Tyrian purple was famous. The Tyrians no doubt imported from the neighboring coasts the mollusks from which they dyed the fine linen of Egypt. Isles of Elishah - See Genesis 10:4. Elishah is considered…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Elishah refers to part of Cyprus.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. broidered ... sail--The ancients embroidered their sails often at great expense, especially the Egyptians, whose linen, still preserved in mummies, is of the finest texture. Elishah--Greece; so called from Elis, a large and ancient division of Peloponnesus. Pausanias says that the best of linen was produced in it, and in no other part of Greece; called by Homer, Alisium. that which covered thee--thy awning.Read the comment
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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
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