Ezekiel 27:7

Ezekiel 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

Context of Ezekiel 27:7

5They 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. Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah. 8Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors. 9Veteran 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.

Ezekiel 27:7 word by word

שֵׁשׁ־בְּרִקְמָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לָ֖ךְ לְנֵ֑ס תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן מֵאִיֵּ֥י אֱלִישָׁ֖ה הָיָ֥ה מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• with broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• was that which thou spreadest forthמִפְרָשׂmiphrâώ · spreadingH4666
• to be thy sailנֵסnês · ensignH5251
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• from the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• of Elishahאֱלִישָׁה'ĕlîyshâh · ElishahH473
• was that which coveredמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:7

• 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.
• Proverbs 7:16I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:9Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.
• Exodus 25:4blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
• Jeremiah 10:9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple— all made by skilled workers.
• Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
• 1 Chronicles 1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Fine linen - שש shesh, cotton cloth. In this sense the word is generally to be understood. To be thy sail - Probably the flag - ensign or pennant, is meant. Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah - Elis, a part of the Peloponnesus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Or, “Fine linen Genesis 41:42 with embroidery from Egypt was” thy sail that it might be to thee for a banner. Sails from Egypt were worked with various figures upon them which served as a device. Their boats had no separate pennons. Blue and purple - Tyrian purple was famous. The Tyrians no doubt imported from the neighboring coasts the mollusks from which they dyed the fine linen of Egypt. Isles of Elishah - See Genesis 10:4. Elishah is considered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Elishah refers to part of Cyprus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. broidered ... sail--The ancients embroidered their sails often at great expense, especially the Egyptians, whose linen, still preserved in mummies, is of the finest texture. Elishah--Greece; so called from Elis, a large and ancient division of Peloponnesus. Pausanias says that the best of linen was produced in it, and in no other part of Greece; called by Homer, Alisium. that which covered thee--thy awning.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:7

• Egypt
• Elishah
• Linen
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Banner
• Colour
• Elishah
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Island
• Occupy
• Trade

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