Ezekiel 27:9

Ezekiel 27:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
• New International Version (NIV)Veteran 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking. Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.

Context of Ezekiel 27:9

7Fine 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. Elders 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. 10“Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you. 11Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.

Ezekiel 27:9 word by word

זִקְנֵ֨י גְבַ֤ל וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְ כָּל־אֳנִיּ֨וֹת הַיָּ֤ם וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ לַעֲרֹ֖ב מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• of Gebalגְּבַלgebal · GebalH1380
• and the wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• thereof were in thee thy calkersחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• thereof were in thee thy calkersבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
• all the shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• with their marinersמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
• were in thee to occupyעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627

People and places in Ezekiel 27:9

• Gebal

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:9

• Joshua 13:5the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath;
• 1 Kings 5:18So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple.
• Psalms 83:7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
• Ezekiel 27:27“Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The ancients of Gebal - This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Joshua 13:5. It was called Biblos by the Greeks. Thy calkers - Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through. To occupy thy merchandise - That is, to be thy agents or factors.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Gebal - i. e., Byblos (modern Gebeil) in Phoenicia, the chief seat of the worship of Adonis, and situated on an eminence over-looking the river Adonis, north of Beirut, not far from the Mediterranean sea. The “ancients” is a term for the council that presided over maritime cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Sidon, Arvad, and Gebal were towns on the Mediterranean coast.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Gebal--a Phoenician city and region between Beirut and Tripolis, famed for skilled workmen (1Ki 5:18, Margin; Psa 83:7). calkers--stoppers of chinks in a vessel: carrying on the metaphor as to Tyre. occupy thy merchandise--that is, to exchange merchandise with thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:9

• Art
• Calkers (Caulkers)
• Gebal
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Wise men
• Calkers
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Gebal
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• 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