Ezekiel 27:5

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.
• New International Version (NIV)They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
• 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 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

3and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ 4Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty. They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast. 6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus. 7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

Ezekiel 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(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir),
• 1 Kings 5:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.
• Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Psalms 104:16The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
• Isaiah 14:8Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, And the cedars of Lebanon, Saying, ‘Since you were cut down, No woodsman has come up against us.’

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:5

• Cedar
• Fir Tree
• Lebanon
• Shenir
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Beacon
• Cedar
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Fir
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Board

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