Ezekiel 27:7

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

5They have made all your planks of juniper trees from Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6Of oaks from Bashan they have made your rudders; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus. Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your flag; Your awning was violet and purple from the coastlands of Elishah. 8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; Your wise men, Tyre, were aboard; they were your sailors. 9The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your leaks; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:7 word by word

שֵׁשׁ־בְּרִקְמָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לָ֖ךְ לְנֵ֑ס תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן מֵאִיֵּ֥י אֱלִישָׁ֖ה הָיָ֥ה מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Your sailמִפְרָשׂmiphrâώ · spreadingH4666
• was of colorfullyרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• So that it becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• your flagנֵסnês · ensignH5251
• awningמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374
• violetתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• from the coastlandsאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• Elishahאֱלִישָׁה'ĕlîyshâh · ElishahH473

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:7

• 1 Kings 10:28Also Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue for a price.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:9Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax And the weavers of white cloth will be utterly dejected.
• Exodus 25:4violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,
• Jeremiah 10:9Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith; Their clothing is of violet and purple; They are all the work of skilled people.
• Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:7

• Egypt
• Elishah
• Linen
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Banner
• Colour
• Elishah
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Island
• Occupy
• Trade

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