Ezekiel 27:4

Ezekiel 27:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
• New International Version (NIV)Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.

Context of Ezekiel 27:4

2Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre; 3And say to Tyre, O thou that dwelleth at the entrance of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyre, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5They have made all thy ship planks of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thy oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

Ezekiel 27:4 word by word

בְּלֵ֥ב יַמִּ֖ים גְּבוּלָ֑יִךְ בֹּנַ֕יִךְ כָּלְל֖וּ יָפְיֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• bordersגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• buildersבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• perfectedכָּלַלkâlal · to perfectH3634
• beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:4

• Ezekiel 26:5It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thy builders have perfected thy beauty - Under the allegory of a beautiful ship, the prophet, here and in the following verses, paints the glory of this ancient city. Horace describes the commonwealth of Rome by the same allegory, and is as minute in his description, Carm. lib. 1. Od. xiv: - O navis, referent in mare te novi Fluctus? O quid agis? Fortiter occupa Portum. Nonne video, ut Nudum remigio latus, Et malus celeri saucius Africo, Antennaeque…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Tyre’s former greatness is described in detail. The prophet uses the metaphor of a strong sailing ship. This ship was built from the best materials of the surrounding nations. The image shows how wealthy and powerful Tyre once was.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Tyre, in consonance with her seagirt position, separated by a strait of half a mile from the mainland, is described as a ship built of the best material, and manned with the best mariners and skilful pilots, but at last wrecked in tempestuous seas (Eze 27:26).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Phenicia
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians

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