New English Translation
Ezekiel 27:19
19and casks of wine from Izal they exchanged for your products. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were among your merchandise.
Ezekiel 27:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
- New International Version (NIV)and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.
Context of Ezekiel 27:19
17Judah and the land of Israel were your clients; they traded wheat from Minnith, millet, honey, olive oil, and balm for your merchandise. 18Damascus was your trade partner because of the abundance of your goods and of all your wealth: wine from Helbon, white wool from Zahar, and casks of wine from Izal they exchanged for your products. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were among your merchandise. 20Dedan was your client in saddlecloths for riding. 21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your trade partners; for lambs, rams, and goats they traded with you.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:19 word by word
וְדָ֤ן וְיָוָן֙ מְאוּזָּ֔ל בְּעִזְבוֹנַ֖יִךְ נָתָ֑נּוּ בַּרְזֶ֤ל עָשׁוֹת֙ קִדָּ֣ה וְקָנֶ֔ה בְּמַעֲרָבֵ֖ךְ הָיָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
- Danוְדָןvedân · casksH2051
- also and Javanיָוָןyâvân · GreeceH3120
- going to and froאָזַל'âzal · be goneH235
- occupiedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- in thy fairsעִזָּבוֹן‛izzâbôn · wareH5801
- brightעָשׁוֹת‛âshôth · smoothH6219
- ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- cassiaקִדָּהqiddâh · cassiaH6916
- and calamusקָנֶהqâneh · branch: calamusH7070
- were in thy marketמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:19
- Judges 18:29They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.
- Exodus 30:23“Take choice spices: twelve and a half pounds of free-flowing myrrh, half that – about six and a quarter pounds – of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of sweet-smelling cane,
- Psalms 45:8All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Dan also and Javan - It is probable that both these words mean some of the Grecian islands. Going to and fro - They both took and brought - imported and exported: but מאוזל meuzal, from uzal, may be a proper name. What place is signified I cannot tell, unless it be Azal, a name, according to Kamoos, of the capital of Arabia Felix.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. 19from Izal: Izal (or Uzal) might have been a town in the foothills of Anatolia (a region in modern-day Turkey). Cassia and cane (or calamus) were costly perfumes.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Dan also--None of the other places enumerated commence with the copula ("also"; Hebrew, ve). Moreover, the products specified, "cassia, calamus," apply rather to places in Arabia. Therefore, Fairbairn translates, "Vedan"; perhaps the modern Aden, near the straits of Bab-el-man-deb. Grotius refers it to Dana, mentioned by Ptolemy. Javan--not the Greeks of Europe or Asia Minor, but of a Greek settlement in Arabia. going to and fro--rather, as Hebrew…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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