Ezekiel 27:9

Ezekiel 27:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The 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 occupy thy merchandise.
• New International Version (NIV)Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.

Context of Ezekiel 27:9

7Fine linen with embroidered 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 Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy pilots. The ancients of Gebal and her wise men were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to exchange thy merchandise. 10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thy army, thy men of war: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 11The men of Arvad with thy army were upon thy walls on all sides, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hung their shields upon thy walls on every side; they have made thy beauty perfect.

Ezekiel 27:9 word by word

זִקְנֵ֨י גְבַ֤ל וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְ כָּל־אֳנִיּ֨וֹת הַיָּ֤ם וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ לַעֲרֹ֖ב מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• Gebalגְּבַלgebal · GebalH1380
• wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• calkersבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
• calkersחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• marinersמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
• exchangeעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:9

• Joshua 13:5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entrance into Hamath.
• 1 Kings 5:18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
• Psalms 83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
• Ezekiel 27:27Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the traders of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The ancients of Gebal - This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Joshua 13:5. It was called Biblos by the Greeks. Thy calkers - Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through. To occupy thy merchandise - That is, to be thy agents or factors.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Gebal - i. e., Byblos (modern Gebeil) in Phoenicia, the chief seat of the worship of Adonis, and situated on an eminence over-looking the river Adonis, north of Beirut, not far from the Mediterranean sea. The “ancients” is a term for the council that presided over maritime cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Sidon, Arvad, and Gebal were towns on the Mediterranean coast.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Gebal--a Phoenician city and region between Beirut and Tripolis, famed for skilled workmen (1Ki 5:18, Margin; Psa 83:7). calkers--stoppers of chinks in a vessel: carrying on the metaphor as to Tyre. occupy thy merchandise--that is, to exchange merchandise with thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:9

• Art
• Calkers (Caulkers)
• Gebal
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Wise men
• Calkers
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Gebal
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• 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