Ezekiel 27:5

With fir-trees from Senir, but they for thee all the two-decked vessels,— Cedar from Lebanon, fetched they, to make masts for thee:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

In Context

4In the heart of the seas, were thy bounds, —Thy builders perfected thy beauty:

6With oaks from Bashan, made they thine oars,— Thy benches, made they of ivory, inlaid with boxwood, From the shores of the West:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:9Sidonians, call Hermon Sirion,—but, the Amorites, call it Senir.

1 Kings 5:6Now, therefore, command thou that they fell me cedars, out of Lebanon, and, my servants, shall be, with thy servants, and, the hire of thy servants, will I give thee, according to all that thou shalt say,—for, thou, knowest, that, none amongst us, hath skill to fell timber, like the Zidonians.

Psalms 29:5The voice of Yahweh, is breaking cedars, Now hath Yahweh, broken down, the cedars of Lebanon!

Psalms 104:16Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Isaiah 14:8Yea the pine-trees, make mirth at thee, Cedars of Lebanon, Since thou wast laid low, No feller hath come up against us!

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 27:2-26

The Prosperity of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God ; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from… Read the whole commentary →

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