Ezekiel 27 · Verse 11

Ezekiel 27:11

The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.

Ezekiel 27:11, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:11 in other translations

BSB	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.
WEB	The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.
ASV	The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and valorous men were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.
YLT	The sons of Arvad, and thy force, Are on thy walls round about, And short swordsmen in thy towers have been, Their shields they have hung up on thy walls round about, They--they have perfected thy beauty.
DARBY	The children of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were on thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they made thy beauty perfect.
BBE	The men of Arvad in your army were on your walls, and were watchmen in your towers, hanging up their arms on your walls round about; they made you completely beautiful.
Webster	The men of Arvad with thy army were upon thy walls on all sides, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hung their shields upon thy walls on every side; they have made thy beauty perfect.

What does Ezekiel 27:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. Gammadims--rather, as the Tyrians were Syro-Phoenicians, from a Syriac root, meaning daring, "men of daring" [Ludovicus De Dieu]. It is not likely the keeping of watch "in the towers" would have been entrusted to foreigners. Others take it from a Hebrew root, "a dagger," or short sword (Jud 3:16), "short-swordsmen."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 The Gammadims were in thy towers - Some think these were a people of Phoenicia; others, that tutelar images are meant; others, that the word expresses strong men, Who acted as guards. The Vulgate reads Pygmaei, the pygmies, who were fabled to be a little people of a cubit in height, from גמד gomed. a cubit; and are told that this little people were celebrated for their wars with the cranes; but nothing of this kind can enter into this description. Probably a people inhabiting the promontories of Phoenicia are here intended; and their hanging their shields upon the walls is a proof that soldiers are meant, and persons of skill and prowess too.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 27:1-25

The merchandise of Tyre. (Ezek 27:1-25) Its fall and ruin. (Ezek 27:26-36) Verses 1-25 Those who live at ease are to be lamented, if they are not prepared for trouble. Let none reckon themselves beautified, any further than they are sanctified. The account of the trade of Tyre intimates, that God's eye is upon men when employed in worldly business. Not only when at church, praying and hearing, but when in markets…

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Ezekiel 27:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּנֵ֧יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121

אַרְוַ֣ד'ar.VadArvadH719

וְחֵילֵ֗ךְve.chei.Lekhand HelechH2428

עַל\־'al-[were] onH5921

חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhwalls yourH2346

סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439

וְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםve.Ga.ma.Dimand [the] GammaditesH1575

בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbe.mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhin towers yourH4026

הָי֑וּha.Yuthey wereH1961

שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshil.tei.Hemshields theirH7982

תִּלּ֤וּti.Luthey hung upH8518

עַל\־'al-onH5921

חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhwalls yourH2346

סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439

הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992

כָּלְל֥וּka.Luthey perfectedH3634

יָפְיֵֽךְ\׃ya.fe.Yekhbeauty yourH3308

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:11

Ezekiel 27:3-4
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. Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Context

Ezekiel 27:10
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
Ezekiel 27:11
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

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Ezekiel 27:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y los hijos de Arvad con tu ejército estuvieron sobre tus muros alrededor, y los Gammadeos en tus torres: sus escudos colgaron sobre tus muros alrededor; ellos completaron tu hermosura.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Les fils d’Arvad et ton armée étaient tout autour sur tes murailles, et tes guerriers étaient dans tes tours; ils suspendaient leurs boucliers à tes murailles tout autour, ils rendaient parfaite ta beauté. –
German Elberfelder 1871	Die Söhne Arwads und dein Heer waren auf deinen Mauern ringsum, und Tapfere waren auf deinen Türmen; ihre Schilde hängten sie ringsum an deinen Mauern auf; sie machten deine Schönheit vollkommen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Filii Aradii cum exercitu tuo erant super muros tuos in circuitu: sed et Pigmæi qui erant in turribus tuis, pharetras suas suspenderunt in muris tuis per gyrum: ipsi compleverunt pulchritudinem tuam.