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Ezekiel 27:5
5They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Ezekiel 27:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Context of Ezekiel 27:5
3Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.” 4Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection. They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory. 7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:5 word by word
בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים מִשְּׂנִיר֙ בָּ֣נוּ לָ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִם אֶ֤רֶז מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ לָקָ֔חוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תֹּ֖רֶן עָלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They have madeבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- boardsלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
- of fir treesבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
- of Senirשְׂנִירshenîyr ώenîyr · SenirH8149
- they have takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- from Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
- to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- mastsתֹּ֫רֶןtôren · mastH8650
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:5
- Deuteronomy 3:9(Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians; the Amorites call it Senir.)
- 1 Kings 5:1When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
- Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
- Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
- Psalms 104:16The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
- Isaiah 14:8Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Fir trees of Senir - Senir is a mountain which the Sidonians called Sirion, and the Hebrews Hermon, Deuteronomy 3:9. It was beyond Jordan, and extended from Libanus to the mountains of Gilead.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Fir-trees (or, cypress) of Senir - The name by which the Amorites knew Mount Hermon.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Tyre’s former greatness is described in detail. The prophet uses the metaphor of a strong sailing ship. This ship was built from the best materials of the surrounding nations. The image shows how wealthy and powerful Tyre once was.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Senir--the Amorite name of Hermon, or the southern height of Anti-libanus (De 3:9); the Sidonian name was Sirion. "All thy ... boards"; dual in Hebrew, "double-boards," namely, placed in a double order on the two sides of which the ship consisted [Vatablus]. Or, referring to the two sides or the two ends, the prow and the stern, which every ship has [Munster]. cedars--most suited for "masts," from their height and durability.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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