Ezekiel 27:15

Ezekiel 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

Context of Ezekiel 27:15

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. 16Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.

Ezekiel 27:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ וְהָבְנִ֔ים הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• thy merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• the merchandiseסְחֹרָהsechôrâh · merchandiseH5506
• of thine handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• they broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• a presentאֶשְׁכָּר'eshkâr · giftH814
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• of ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• and ebonyהָבְנִיhôben · ebonyH1894

People and places in Ezekiel 27:15

• Dedan

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:15

• Ezekiel 27:20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
• Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
• Genesis 25:3Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.
• Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners;
• Jeremiah 49:8Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will punish him.
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.
• Revelation 18:12merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The men of Dedan - Dedan was one of the descendants of Abraham by Keturah, and dwelt in Arabia, Genesis 25:3. Ivory and ebony might come from that quarter. By way of distinction ivory is called both in Hebrew ש shen, and in Arabic shen, the Tooth, as that beautiful substance is the tooth of the elephant.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. 15Dedan was a central Arabian oasis (see also Ezekiel 27:20). It might also refer to a coastal area north of Tyre.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Dedan--near the Persian Sea: thus an avenue to the commerce of India. Not the Dedan in Arabia (Eze 27:20), as the names in the context here prove, but the Dedan sprung from Cush [Bochart], (Ge 10:7). merchandise of thine hand--that is, were dependent on thee for trade [Fairbairn]; came to buy the produce of thy hands [Grotius]. a present--literally, "a reward in return"; a price paid for merchandise. horns of ivory--Ivory is so termed from its…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:15

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Ebony
• Imports
• Ivory
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Dedan
• Ebony
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• India
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• 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