Ezekiel 27:25

Ezekiel 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Context of Ezekiel 27:25

23Haran, Kanneh, Eden, merchants from Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad were your clients. 24They traded with you choice garments, purple clothes and embroidered work, and multicolored carpets, bound and reinforced with cords; these were among your merchandise. The ships of Tarshish were the transports for your merchandise. “‘So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas. 26Your rowers have brought you into surging waters. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas. 27Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains, your ship’s carpenters, your merchants, and all your fighting men within you, along with all your crew who are in you, will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.

Ezekiel 27:25 word by word

אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ שָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְ וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧י וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד בְּלֵ֥ב־יַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• did singשׁוּרshûr · to travelH7788
• of thee in thy marketמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627
• and thou wast replenishedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• and made veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• gloriousכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• in the midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:25

• 1 Kings 10:22Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• Psalms 48:7With an east wind you shatter the large ships.
• Isaiah 2:16for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships.
• Isaiah 23:14Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!
• Isaiah 60:9Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
• Ezekiel 27:4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Did sing of thee - Or, were thy bulwarks, i. e., bulwarks of thy traffic. Others render it: “were thy caravans,” thy merchandise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-25This large trading system existed to serve Tyre’s strong desire for trade. The city wanted goods from many different lands and did not seem satisfied. The list of Tyre’s trading partners is very long. Tyre traded in many kinds of goods, including slaves, horses, saddle blankets, silver, dyed cloth, and figs (compare Revelation 18:11–13). The cargo list is arranged by geographic region. It names places from every direction (north, south, east, and west)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. sing of thee--personification; thy great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." Fairbairn translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:25

• Commerce
• Imports
• Market
• Merchant
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Caravan
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• Isaiah

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