Ezekiel 27:6

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

In Context

5With fir-trees from Senir, but they for thee all the two-decked vessels,— Cedar from Lebanon, fetched they, to make masts for thee:

7Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, was thy sail, To serve thee for ensign,— Blue and purple from the shores of Aeolis became thine awning:

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Cross References

Numbers 21:33Then turned they, and went up by the way of Bashan,—and Og, king of Bashan, came forth to meet them—he and all his people, to give battle at Edrei.

Isaiah 2:13And upon all cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up,—And upon all the oaks of Bashan;

Jeremiah 2:10For—pass through the coastlands of the West and see, And unto Kedar, send ye and consider diligently,—And see—whether there hath been the like of this!

Daniel 11:30Then will come in against him the ships of Cyprus, and he will be disheartened, and again have indignation against a holy covenant, and will act with effect,—and again gain intelligence, concerning them who are forsaking a holy covenant.

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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