Ezekiel 27:15

Ezekiel 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The 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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

Context of Ezekiel 27:15

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded in the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 14They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thy 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 embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Ezekiel 27:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ וְהָבְנִ֔ים הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
• merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• merchandiseסְחֹרָהsechôrâh · merchandiseH5506
• handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• presentאֶשְׁכָּר'eshkâr · giftH814
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• ebonyהָבְנִיhôben · ebonyH1894

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:15

• Ezekiel 27:20Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
• Genesis 10:7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
• Genesis 25:3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
• Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
• Jeremiah 49:8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will punish him.
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
• Revelation 18:12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all kinds of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The men of Dedan - Dedan was one of the descendants of Abraham by Keturah, and dwelt in Arabia, Genesis 25:3. Ivory and ebony might come from that quarter. By way of distinction ivory is called both in Hebrew ש shen, and in Arabic shen, the Tooth, as that beautiful substance is the tooth of the elephant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-24Verses 12-24 The thread broken at Ezekiel 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals named. Merchant - Especially applied to those who traveled about with caravans to carry on trade (see Genesis 23:16). Fairs - Or, “wares” Ezekiel 27:33. The word occurs only in this chapter. The foreign merchants gave their wares in return…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Dedan was a central Arabian oasis (see also Ezekiel 27:20). It might also refer to a coastal area north of Tyre.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Dedan--near the Persian Sea: thus an avenue to the commerce of India. Not the Dedan in Arabia (Eze 27:20), as the names in the context here prove, but the Dedan sprung from Cush [Bochart], (Ge 10:7). merchandise of thine hand--that is, were dependent on thee for trade [Fairbairn]; came to buy the produce of thy hands [Grotius]. a present--literally, "a reward in return"; a price paid for merchandise. horns of ivory--Ivory is so termed from its…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:15

• Commerce
• Dedan
• Ebony
• Imports
• Ivory
• Market

In the dictionaries

• Dedan
• Ebony
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• India
• Occupy
• Trade
• Buying
• 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