Ezekiel 27:25

Ezekiel 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

Context of Ezekiel 27:25

23Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. 24They traded for your merchandise with gorgeous fabrics, garments of blue and richly woven work, carpets of multi-colored material, with cords twisted and tightly knotted. The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. “‘So you were filled and heavily loaded in the heart of the seas. 26Your rowers have brought you into great waters. But the east wind will break you in the heart of the seas. 27Your riches, your wares, your merchan­dise, your sailors, your pilots, your caulkers, the traders of your merchandise, all your men of war that are in you, with all your company in your midst will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.

Ezekiel 27:25 word by word

אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ שָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְ וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧י וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד בְּלֵ֥ב־יַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• did singשׁוּרshûr · to travelH7788
• of thee in thy marketמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627
• and thou wast replenishedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• and made veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• gloriousכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• in the midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:25

• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had a Tarshish fleet at sea with Hiram’s fleet; once every three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.
• Psalms 48:7Trembling seized them there, pain like a woman in labor.
• Isaiah 2:16against all the Tarshish ships, and against all the luxury boats.
• Isaiah 23:14Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For your stronghold is destroyed.
• Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will hope in Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the Name of Adonai your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
• Ezekiel 27:4Your borders are in the heart of the seas, your builders perfected your beauty.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Did sing of thee - Or, were thy bulwarks, i. e., bulwarks of thy traffic. Others render it: “were thy caravans,” thy merchandise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-25This large trading system existed to serve Tyre’s strong desire for trade. The city wanted goods from many different lands and did not seem satisfied. The list of Tyre’s trading partners is very long. Tyre traded in many kinds of goods, including slaves, horses, saddle blankets, silver, dyed cloth, and figs (compare Revelation 18:11–13). The cargo list is arranged by geographic region. It names places from every direction (north, south, east, and west)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. sing of thee--personification; thy great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." Fairbairn translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:25

• Commerce
• Imports
• Market
• Merchant
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
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• Trade
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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