Ezekiel 27:3

Ezekiel 27:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
• New International Version (NIV)Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)and 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.’

Context of Ezekiel 27:3

1Then this message came to me from the Lord: 2“Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “You boasted, O Tyre, ‘My beauty is perfect!’ 4You extended your boundaries into the sea. Your builders made your beauty perfect. 5You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

Ezekiel 27:3 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ לְצ֗וֹר הַיֹּשֶׁ֙בֶת֙ עַל־מְבוֹאֹ֣ת יָ֔ם רֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֶל־אִיִּ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה צ֕וֹר אַ֣תְּ אָמַ֔רְתְּ אֲנִ֖י כְּלִ֥ילַת יֹֽפִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• O thou that art situateיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at the entryמְבוֹאָהmebô'âh · entryH3997
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• a merchantרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• for manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• of perfectכָּלִילkâlîyl · entireH3632
• beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:3

• Ezekiel 27:4You extended your boundaries into the sea. Your builders made your beauty perfect.
• Ezekiel 26:17Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song: “O famous island city, once ruler of the sea, how you have been destroyed! Your people, with their naval power, once spread fear around the world.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god.
• Isaiah 23:2Mourn in silence, you people of the coast and you merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea,
• Ezekiel 27:12“Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.
• Isaiah 23:3sailing over deep waters. They brought you grain from Egypt and harvests from along the Nile. You were the marketplace of the world.
• Revelation 18:3For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
• Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: “You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.
• Psalms 50:2From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The entry of the sea - Tyre was a small island, or rather rock, in the sea, at a short distance from the main land. We have already seen that there was another Tyre on the main land; but they are both considered as one city.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Entry - literally, “entries.” Ancient Tyre had two ports, that called the Sidonian to the north, the Egyptian to the south; the former exists to the present day. The term “entry of the sea” is naturally enough applied to a harbor as a place from which ships enter and return from the sea. The city was known in the earliest times as “Tyre the port.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The second part of the prophet’s message to Tyre (see study note on Ezekiel 26:1–28:19) is a funeral song. The song compares Tyre’s past glory with its present loss. It connects with the previous chapter in several ways. Both speak directly to Tyre. Both describe Tyre as a gateway and a center of trade (see Ezekiel 26:1–2). Both end with the same message: Tyre has come to a terrible end and will exist no more (compare Ezekiel 26:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. situate at the entry of the sea--literally, plural, "entrances," that is, ports or havens; referring to the double port of Tyre, at which vessels entered round the north and south ends of the island, so that ships could find a ready entrance from whatever point the wind might blow (compare Eze 28:2). merchant of ... people for many isles--that is, a mercantile emporium of the peoples of many seacoasts, both from the east and from the west (Is 23:3), "a…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:3

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In the dictionaries

• God
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Haven
• Hiss
• Island
• Occupy
• Phenicia
• 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