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Ezekiel 27:9

Gebal
Money and wealth

7 Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.

8 The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.

The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

10 Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

11 Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
KJV
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
WEB
The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
ASV
The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to deal in thy merchandise.
DARBY
The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee repairing thy leaks; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to barter with thee.
BLB
Elders of Gebal and her wise men were in you, strengthening your breaches; all the ships of the sea and their sailors were in you, to offer merchandise to you.
ÅB
Gebals eldste og dets kloke menn var hos deg og bøtte dine brøst; alle havets skip og sjøfolk var hos deg og handlet med deg.
OTB
De eldste i Gebal og deres dyktige menn var hos deg,
til å kalfatre dine sømmer.
Alle havets skip og deres sjømenn
var hos deg for å handle med dine varer.
B1930
Gebals eldste og dets kloke menn var hos dig og bøtte dine brøst; alle havets skib og sjøfolk var hos dig og handlet med dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 5:18

    So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

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  • Joshua 13:5

    the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

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  • Psalms 83:7

    of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

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