Ezekiel 27:20

Ezekiel 27:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you.

Context of Ezekiel 27:20

18“ ‘Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar 19and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus. “ ‘Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you. 21“ ‘Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats. 22“ ‘The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.

Ezekiel 27:20 word by word

דְּדָן֙ רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ בְבִגְדֵי־חֹ֖פֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• thy merchantרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• in preciousחֹ֫פֶשׁchôphesh · spreadH2667
• clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• for chariotsרִכְבָּהrikbâh · ridingH7396

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:20

• Ezekiel 27:15“ ‘The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Dedan - Possibly the descendants of Dedan, son of Raamah, see Genesis 10:7. In precious clothes for chariots - Either fine carpets, or rich housings for horses, camels, etc., used for riding.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. 20-21Kedar was a region of Arabia named for a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Dedan--in Arabia; distinct from the Dedan in Eze 27:15 (see on Eze 27:15). Descended from Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:3) [Bochart]. precious clothes--splendid coverlets.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:20

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Imports
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Dedan; Dedanites
• 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