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Ezekiel 27:6-8
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Ezekiel 27:6-8
Easy-to-Read Version
6 They used oak trees from Bashan
to make your oars.
They used pine trees from Cyprus
to make the cabin on your deck.[a]
They decorated that shelter with ivory.
7 For your sail, they used colorful linen made in Egypt.
That sail was your flag.
The coverings over your cabin were blue and purple.
They came from the coast of Cyprus.[b]
8 Men from Sidon and Arvad rowed your boats for you.
Tyre, your wise men were the pilots on your ships.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:6 deck The floor of a ship.
- Ezekiel 27:7 Cyprus Literally, “Elishah.” This might be the area near Enkomi, Cyprus, or it might be the Greek islands.
Ezekiel 27:6-8
New International Version
Ezekiel 27:6-8
New International Version
6 Of oaks(A) from Bashan
they made your oars;
of cypress wood[a] from the coasts of Cyprus(B)
they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
7 Fine embroidered linen(C) from Egypt was your sail
and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple(D)
from the coasts of Elishah.(E)
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad(F) were your oarsmen;
your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.(G)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.
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