Ezekiel 27
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Ezekiel 27:3-25

3And sayH559 unto TyreH6865, O thou that art situateH3427 at the entryH3997 of the seaH3220, which art a merchantH7402 of the peopleH5971 for manyH7227 islesH339, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 YhwhH3069; O TyreH6865, thou hast saidH559, I am of perfectH3632 beautyH3308.1

4Thy bordersH1366 are in the midstH3820 of the seasH3220, thy buildersH1129 have perfectedH3634 thy beautyH3308.2

5They have madeH1129 all thy ship boardsH3871 of fir treesH1265 of SenirH8149: they have takenH3947 cedarsH730 from LebanonH3844 to makeH6213 mastsH8650 for thee.3

6Of the oaksH437 of BashanH1316 have they madeH6213 thine oarsH4880; the companyH1323 of the AshuritesH839 have madeH6213 thy benchesH7175 of ivoryH8127, brought out of the islesH339 of ChittimH3794.45

7Fine linenH8336 with broidered workH7553 from EgyptH4714 was that which thou spreadest forthH4666 to be thy sailH5251; blueH8504 and purpleH713 from the islesH339 of ElishahH473 was that which coveredH4374 thee.6

8The inhabitantsH3427 of SidonH6721 and ArvadH719 were thy marinersH7751: thy wiseH2450 men, O TyreH6865, that were in thee, were thy pilotsH2259.

9The ancientsH2205 of GebalH1380 and the wiseH2450 men thereof were in thee thy calkersH2388H919: all the shipsH591 of the seaH3220 with their marinersH4419 were in thee to dealH6148 thy merchandiseH4627.7

10They of PersiaH6539 and of LudH3865 and of PhutH6316 were in thine armyH2428, thy menH582 of warH4421: they hangedH8518 the shieldH4043 and helmetH3553 in thee; they set forthH5414 thy comelinessH1926.

11The menH1121 of ArvadH719 with thine armyH2428 were upon thy wallsH2346 round aboutH5439, and the GammadimsH1575 were in thy towersH4026: they hangedH8518 their shieldsH7982 upon thy wallsH2346 round aboutH5439; they have madeH3634 thy beautyH3308 perfectH3634.

12TarshishH8659 was thy merchantH5503 by reason of the multitudeH7230 of all kind of richesH1952; with silverH3701, ironH1270, tinH913, and leadH5777, they tradedH5414 in thy fairsH5801.

13JavanH3120, TubalH8422, and MeshechH4902, they were thy merchantsH7402: they tradedH5414 the personsH5315 of menH120 and vesselsH3627 of brassH5178 in thy marketH4627.8

14They of the houseH1004 of TogarmahH8425 tradedH5414 in thy fairsH5801 with horsesH5483 and horsemenH6571 and mulesH6505.

15The menH1121 of DedanH1719 were thy merchantsH7402; manyH7227 islesH339 were the merchandiseH5506 of thine handH3027: they broughtH7725 thee for a presentH814 hornsH7161 of ivoryH8127 and ebonyH1894.

16SyriaH758 was thy merchantH5503 by reason of the multitudeH7230 of the wares of thy makingH4639: they tradedH5414 in thy fairsH5801 with emeraldsH5306, purpleH713, and broidered workH7553, and fine linenH948, and coralH7215, and agateH3539.910

17JudahH3063, and the landH776 of IsraelH3478, they were thy merchantsH7402: they tradedH5414 in thy marketH4627 wheatH2406 of MinnithH4511, and PannagH6436, and honeyH1706, and oilH8081, and balmH6875.11

18DamascusH1834 was thy merchantH5503 in the multitudeH7230 of the wares of thy makingH4639, for the multitudeH7230 of all richesH1952; in the wineH3196 of HelbonH2463, and whiteH6713 woolH6785.

19DanH1835H2051 also and JavanH3120 going to and froH235 tradedH5414 in thy fairsH5801: brightH6219 ironH1270, cassiaH6916, and calamusH7070, were in thy marketH4627.12

20DedanH1719 was thy merchantH7402 in preciousH2667 clothesH899 for chariotsH7396.13

21ArabiaH6152, and all the princesH5387 of KedarH6938, they tradedH5503 with theeH3027 in lambsH3733, and ramsH352, and goatsH6260: in these were they thy merchantsH5503.14

22The merchantsH7402 of ShebaH7614 and RaamahH7484, they were thy merchantsH7402: they tradedH5414 in thy fairsH5801 with chiefH7218 of all spicesH1314, and with all preciousH3368 stonesH68, and goldH2091.

23HaranH2771, and CannehH3656, and EdenH5729, the merchantsH7402 of ShebaH7614, AsshurH804, and ChilmadH3638, were thy merchantsH7402.

24These were thy merchantsH7402 in all sortsH4360 of things, in blueH8504 clothesH1545, and broidered workH7553, and in chestsH1595 of rich apparelH1264, boundH2280 with cordsH2256, and made of cedarH729, among thy merchandiseH4819.1516

25The shipsH591 of TarshishH8659 did singH7788 of thee in thy marketH4627: and thou wast replenishedH4390, and made veryH3966 gloriousH3513 in the midstH3820 of the seasH3220.

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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

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