Ezekiel 27:7

Of 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:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

8the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, Became rowers for thee,— Thine own skilled men O Tyre, were within thee, They were thy sailors:

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish. Kittim, and Rodanim,—

1 Kings 10:28And the horses that Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,—and, a company of the merchants of the king, used to fetch, a drove, at a price,

Proverbs 7:16Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark-hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt;

Jeremiah 10:9Silver spread into plates, from Tarshish is brought, And gold, from Uphaz, Work for the craftsman and for the hands of the smith,—Blue and purple, is their clothing, Work for the skilled, are they all.

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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