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Ezekiel 27:21
21“ ‘Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.
Ezekiel 27:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods.
Context of Ezekiel 27:21
19and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus. 20“ ‘Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you. “ ‘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. 23“ ‘Harran, Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:21 word by word
עֲרַב֙ וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י קֵדָ֔ר הֵ֖מָּה סֹחֲרֵ֣י יָדֵ֑ךְ בְּכָרִ֤ים וְאֵילִים֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים בָּ֖ם סֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:21
- 1 Kings 10:15not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
- Jeremiah 25:24all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who live in the wilderness;
- Acts 2:11(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
- Galatians 4:25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
- Genesis 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- 1 Chronicles 1:29These were their descendants: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- Isaiah 21:16This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.
- Isaiah 60:7All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
- 2 Chronicles 17:11Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar - Arabia Deserta, on the confines of the Dead Sea. The Kedarenes inhabited the same country. These brought lambs, rams, and goats for the consumption of the city.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. 2121. Arabia--the nomadic tribes of Arabia, among which Kedar was pre-eminent. occupied with thee--literally, "of thy hand," that is, they traded with thee for wares, the product of thy hand (see on Eze 27:15, 16).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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