Ezekiel 27:15

Ezekiel 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

Context of Ezekiel 27:15

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traders; with human lives and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from Beth-togarmah gave horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise. The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; they brought ivory tusks and ebony as your payment. 16Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your merchandise with emeralds, purple, colorfully woven cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam they paid for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ וְהָבְנִ֔ים הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• were your tradersרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• Manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• coastlandsאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• your marketסְחֹרָהsechôrâh · merchandiseH5506
• they broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• tusksקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• and ebonyהָבְנִיhôben · ebonyH1894
• as your paymentאֶשְׁכָּר'eshkâr · giftH814

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:15

• Ezekiel 27:20Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
• Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
• Genesis 25:3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
• Jeremiah 25:23and to Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who trim the corners of their hair;
• Jeremiah 49:8Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, You inhabitants of Dedan, For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him At the time I punish him.
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s ships; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks.
• Revelation 18:12cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; every kind of citron wood, every article of ivory, and every article made from very valuable wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The men of Dedan - Dedan was one of the descendants of Abraham by Keturah, and dwelt in Arabia, Genesis 25:3. Ivory and ebony might come from that quarter. By way of distinction ivory is called both in Hebrew ש shen, and in Arabic shen, the Tooth, as that beautiful substance is the tooth of the elephant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-24Verses 12-24 The thread broken at Ezekiel 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals named. Merchant - Especially applied to those who traveled about with caravans to carry on trade (see Genesis 23:16). Fairs - Or, “wares” Ezekiel 27:33. The word occurs only in this chapter. The foreign merchants gave their wares in return…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Dedan was a central Arabian oasis (see also Ezekiel 27:20). It might also refer to a coastal area north of Tyre.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Dedan--near the Persian Sea: thus an avenue to the commerce of India. Not the Dedan in Arabia (Eze 27:20), as the names in the context here prove, but the Dedan sprung from Cush [Bochart], (Ge 10:7). merchandise of thine hand--that is, were dependent on thee for trade [Fairbairn]; came to buy the produce of thy hands [Grotius]. a present--literally, "a reward in return"; a price paid for merchandise. horns of ivory--Ivory is so termed from its…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:15

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Ebony
• Imports
• Ivory
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Dedan
• Ebony
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• India
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• 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