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

7Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was used for your deck’s awning. 8The leaders of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were your captains. The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were within you, mending cracks; all the ships of the sea and their mariners were within you to trade for your merchandise. 10Men of Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, men of war. They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor. 11The Arvadites joined your army on your walls all around, and the Gammadites were in your towers. They hung their quivers 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gebalגְּבַלgebal · GebalH1380
• and the wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• thereof were in thee thy calkersחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• thereof were in thee thy calkersבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
• all the shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• with their marinersמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
• were in thee to occupyעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:9

• Joshua 13:5the territory of Byblos and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
• 1 Kings 5:18Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.
• Psalms 83:7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.
• Ezekiel 27:27Your 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.

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