Ezekiel 27
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Ezekiel 27:3-25

3And say unto Tyre, 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 Yhwh; O Tyre, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.1

4Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.2

5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.3

6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.45

7Fine 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.6

8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

9The 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 deal thy merchandise.7

10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

11The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.

12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.8

14They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

15The 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.

16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they traded in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.910

17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.11

18Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

19Dan also and Javan going to and fro traded in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.12

20Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.13

21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they traded with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.14

22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

24These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.1516

25The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 27:3 of perfect…: Heb. perfect of beauty. ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 27:4 midst: Heb. heart. ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 27:5 made: Heb. built. ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 27:6 the company…: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden. ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 27:6 company: Heb. daughter. ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 27:7 blue…: or, purple and scarlet. ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 27:9 calkers: or, stoppers of chinks: Heb. strengtheners, etc. ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 27:13 market: or, merchandise. ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 27:16 the wares…: Heb. thy works. ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 27:16 agate: or, chrysoprase. ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 27:17 balm: or, rosin. ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 27:19 going…: or, Meuzal. ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 27:20 precious…: Heb. clothes of freedom. ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 27:21 they occupied…: Heb. they were the merchants of thy hand. ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 27:24 all…: or, excellent things. ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 27:24 clothes: Heb. foldings. ↩

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27

Revised Literal Translation — © 2018 Michael W. Jones, Sr. — GPL