Ezekiel 27:7

Ezekiel 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fine linen with broidered 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

Context of Ezekiel 27:7

5All your planks have been fashioned from cypress trees of Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 6They made your oars from Bashan’s oaks. Of boxwood from the islands of Kittim they made your decks, inlaid with ivory. Fine Egyptian linen was your sail, serving as a banner for you. Your awning was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah. 8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your skilled men, Tyre, were on you —they were your sailors. 9The elders of Gebal and her experts were within you, caulking your leaks. All the ships of the sea with their sailors were with you to trade for your wares.

Ezekiel 27:7 word by word

שֵׁשׁ־בְּרִקְמָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לָ֖ךְ לְנֵ֑ס תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן מֵאִיֵּ֥י אֱלִישָׁ֖ה הָיָ֥ה מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• with broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• was that which thou spreadest forthמִפְרָשׂmiphrâώ · spreadingH4666
• to be thy sailנֵסnês · ensignH5251
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• from the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• of Elishahאֱלִישָׁה'ĕlîyshâh · ElishahH473
• was that which coveredמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:7

• 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were brought from Egypt and from Keveh. The king’s merchants would buy them from Keveh at a price
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with tapestry of dyed Egyptian linens.
• Isaiah 19:9Moreover the workers of fine flax, and the weavers of white cloth will be ashamed.
• Exodus 25:4blue, purple and scarlet cloth; fine linen and goat hair;
• Jeremiah 10:9Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. The work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith’s hands is clothed in blue and purple— all the work of skillful men.
• Genesis 10:4Javan’s sons were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittites and Dodanites.
• 1 Chronicles 1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Fine linen - שש shesh, cotton cloth. In this sense the word is generally to be understood. To be thy sail - Probably the flag - ensign or pennant, is meant. Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah - Elis, a part of the Peloponnesus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Or, “Fine linen Genesis 41:42 with embroidery from Egypt was” thy sail that it might be to thee for a banner. Sails from Egypt were worked with various figures upon them which served as a device. Their boats had no separate pennons. Blue and purple - Tyrian purple was famous. The Tyrians no doubt imported from the neighboring coasts the mollusks from which they dyed the fine linen of Egypt. Isles of Elishah - See Genesis 10:4. Elishah is considered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Elishah refers to part of Cyprus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. broidered ... sail--The ancients embroidered their sails often at great expense, especially the Egyptians, whose linen, still preserved in mummies, is of the finest texture. Elishah--Greece; so called from Elis, a large and ancient division of Peloponnesus. Pausanias says that the best of linen was produced in it, and in no other part of Greece; called by Homer, Alisium. that which covered thee--thy awning.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:7

• Egypt
• Elishah
• Linen
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Banner
• Colour
• Elishah
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Island
• Occupy
• Trade

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