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Ezekiel 27:1-36 open_in_new
The Wreck of the gallant Ship
Under the figure of a ship, splendidly equipped, fully manned, and richly laden, but steered into stormy waters and wrecked, Ezekiel describes the fall of Tyre. In Ezekiel 27:10-20 the figure is partly dropped.
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Ezekiel 27:3 open_in_new
People] RV 'peoples'; and so everywhere.
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Ezekiel 27:5 open_in_new
Senir] Mt. Hermon (Deuteronomy 3:9).
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Ezekiel 27:6 open_in_new
The company of the Ashurites.. ivory] RV 'hey have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood.' The 'teasshur' (mistaken in AV for Ashurites or Assyrians) was a species of tree (probably box or cypress) found in Lebanon, and mentioned in Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 60:13. Chittim] Cyprus.
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Ezekiel 27:7 open_in_new
Elishah] mentioned in Genesis 10:4 along with Javan (Ionia), was some Mediterranean country, perhaps the Peloponnesus (Morea), which was famous for purple dye.
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Ezekiel 27:8 open_in_new
Arvad] a Canaanite city (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16) built on an island (Ruwâd) 2 m. off the Syrian coast and nearly 100 m. N. of Tyre.
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Ezekiel 27:9 open_in_new
Gebal] a coast town some 50 m. N. of Tyre, the classical Byblos: see Joshua 13:5; 1 Kings 5:18 (RV).
Occupy] RM 'exchange.' This is the old meaning of the word, which is regularly used in this sense in the Bible: see Luke 19:13.
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Ezekiel 27:10 open_in_new
Lud and.. Phut] Ludim appears in Genesis 10:6 as the eldest son of Mizraim (Egypt), and Phut in Genesis 10:6 as a son of Ham and brother of Mizraim. Both nations are mentioned as allies of Egypt in Genesis 30:5 (RV). They were probably N. African peoples.
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Ezekiel 27:11 open_in_new
Gammadim] a word of unknown reference.
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Ezekiel 27:12 open_in_new
Tarshish] either Tartessus in Spain, or the land of the Tyrsenians (Etruscans) in Italy.
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Ezekiel 27:13 open_in_new
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech] these nations are named together in Genesis 10:2. Javan is Ionia in Asia Minor. Tubal and Meshech are usually identified with the Tibareni and Moschi, two tribes in the N. of Asia Minor. For the slave trade of Javan see Joel 3:6.
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Ezekiel 27:14 open_in_new
Togarmah] (Genesis 10:8) probably Armenia.
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Ezekiel 27:15 open_in_new
Dedan] see on Ezekiel 25:13.
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Ezekiel 27:17 open_in_new
Minnith] an Ammonite town (Judges 11:33). For Ammonite wheat in Judah see 2 Chronicles 27:5.
Pannag] a word of unknown meaning. RM says, 'Perhaps a kind of confection.'
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Ezekiel 27:18 open_in_new
Helbon] a wine-growing district 13 m. N. of Damascus.
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Ezekiel 27:19 open_in_new
Dan also] RV 'Vedan.' Going to and fro] RM 'from Uzal.' Vedan and Uzal are uncertain localities.
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Ezekiel 27:21 open_in_new
Kedar] an Arabian district (Genesis 25:13).
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Ezekiel 27:22 open_in_new
Sheba and Raamah] countries in S. Arabia (Genesis 10:7).
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Ezekiel 27:23 open_in_new
Haran] in Mesopotamia (Genesis 11:31).
Canneh] perhaps Calneh, a Babylonian city (Genesis 10:10). Eden] either Beth-Eden, a state in the W. of Mesopotamia, mentioned in the inscriptions and in 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Amos 1:5 (RM), or Aden in Arabia. Asshur] Assyria. Chilmad] an unknown place. Perhaps instead of taking it as a proper name we should read, 'Were as those accustomed to be thy merchants.'
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Ezekiel 27:25 open_in_new
Ships of Tarshish] deep-sea vessels in general: see 1 Kings 22:48. Did sing of thee in] RV 'were thy caravans for.'