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 are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty. 5They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus. 7Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah. 8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; Your wise men, O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots.

Ezekiel 27:6 word by word

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

• oaksאַלּוֹן'allôn · oakH437
• Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• they have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• your oarsמִשּׁוֹטmâshôţ mishshôţ · oarH4880
• With ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• of boxwoodאֲשֻׁרִים'ăshûr · pineH839
• from the coastlandsאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• Cyprusכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:6

• Isaiah 2:13And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up, Against all the oaks of Bashan,
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the glorious trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the impenetrable forest has come down.
• Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
• Numbers 24:24But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; So they also will come to destruction.”
• Jeremiah 2:10For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see, And send to Kedar and observe closely And see if there has been such a thing as 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