Ezekiel 27:9

Ezekiel 27:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
• New International Version (NIV)Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.

Context of Ezekiel 27:9

7Your 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. The 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. 10“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor. 11The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.

Ezekiel 27:9 word by word

זִקְנֵ֨י גְבַ֤ל וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְ כָּל־אֳנִיּ֨וֹת הַיָּ֤ם וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ לַעֲרֹ֖ב מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• The eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• Gebalגְּבַלgebal · GebalH1380
• and her wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• were with you repairingחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• your leaksבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and their sailorsמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
• were with you in order to dealעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• your merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:9

• Joshua 13:5and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
• 1 Kings 5:18So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut the stones, and they prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.
• Psalms 83:7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
• Ezekiel 27:27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your seamen and your sailors, Your repairers of leaks, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your contingent that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The ancients of Gebal - This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Joshua 13:5. It was called Biblos by the Greeks. Thy calkers - Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through. To occupy thy merchandise - That is, to be thy agents or factors.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Gebal - i. e., Byblos (modern Gebeil) in Phoenicia, the chief seat of the worship of Adonis, and situated on an eminence over-looking the river Adonis, north of Beirut, not far from the Mediterranean sea. The “ancients” is a term for the council that presided over maritime cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Sidon, Arvad, and Gebal were towns on the Mediterranean coast.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Gebal--a Phoenician city and region between Beirut and Tripolis, famed for skilled workmen (1Ki 5:18, Margin; Psa 83:7). calkers--stoppers of chinks in a vessel: carrying on the metaphor as to Tyre. occupy thy merchandise--that is, to exchange merchandise with thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:9

• Art
• Calkers (Caulkers)
• Gebal
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Wise men
• Calkers
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Gebal
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• 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