Revised Literal Translation
Ezekiel 27:7
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.1
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 King James Version (NKJV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
Context of Ezekiel 27:7
5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 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. 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. 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.
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
- 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 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
- Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
- Isaiah 19:9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
- Exodus 25:4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
- Jeremiah 10:9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
- Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
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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- 1. Ezekiel 27:7 blue…: or, purple and scarlet. ↩
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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