New King James Version
Ezekiel 27:7
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 27:7 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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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 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 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. Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you. 8“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots. 9Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 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 10:28Also Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.
- Proverbs 7:16I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
- Isaiah 19:9Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;
- Exodus 25:4blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;
- Jeremiah 10:9Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman And of the hands of the metalsmith; Blue and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skillful men.
- Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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
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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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