Ezekiel 27 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 27:13

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
Ezekiel 27:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:13 in other translations

BSBJavan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
WEB“‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
ASVJavan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers; they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for thy merchandise.
YLTJavan, Tubal, and Meshech--they are thy merchants, For persons of men, and vessels of brass, They have given out thy merchandise.
DARBYJavan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee the persons of men, and vessels of bronze.
BBEJavan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; they gave living men and brass vessels for your goods.
WebsterJavan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded in the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

What does Ezekiel 27:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Javan--the Ionians or Greeks: for the Ionians of Asia Minor were the first Greeks with whom the Asiatics came in contact. Tubal ... Meshech--the Tibareni and Moschi, in the mountain region between the Black and Caspian Seas. persons of men--that is, as slaves. So the Turkish harems are supplied with female slaves from Circassia and Georgia. vessels--all kinds of articles. Superior weapons are still manufactured in the Caucasus region.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech - The Ionians, the Tybarenians, and the Cappadocians, or Muscovites. They traded the persons of men - That is, they trafficked in slaves. The bodies and souls of men were bought and sold in those days, as in our degenerate age. With these also they traded in brazen vessels.

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 27:13 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.

יָוָ֤ןya.VanJavanH3120
תֻּבַל֙tu.ValTubalH8422
וָמֶ֔שֶׁךְva.Me.shekhand MeshechH4902
הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikh[were] traders yourH7402
בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshfor [the] life ofH5315
אָדָם֙'a.Damhuman[s]H120
וּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.Leiand vessels ofH3627
נְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178
נָתְנ֖וּna.te.Nuthey exchangedH5414
מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ\׃ma.'a.ra.Vekhmerchandise yourH4627

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Cross references for Ezekiel 27:13

  • Genesis 10:2

    The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

  • Isaiah 66:19

    And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

  • Ezekiel 39:1

    Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

  • 1 Chronicles 1:5

    The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

  • Revelation 18:13

    And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

  • Joel 3:3

    And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

  • Ezekiel 32:26

    There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

  • Daniel 10:20

    Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

  • Daniel 11:2

    And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

  • Genesis 10:4

    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

  • Ezekiel 38:2-3

    Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

  • Daniel 8:21

    And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Javan.
Ge 10:2,4; 1Ch 1:5,7; Isa 66:19; Da 8:21; 10:20; 11:2
Tubal.
32:26; 38:2,3; 39:1; Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5
the persons.
Joe 3:3; Re 18:13
market. or, merchandise.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 27:13

    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

  • Ezekiel 27:14

    They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

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Ezekiel 27:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Grecia, Tubal, y Mesec, tus mercaderes, con hombres y con vasos de metal, dieron en tus ferias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Javan, Tubal et Méshec étaient tes marchands; ils fournissaient à ton trafic des âmes d’hommes et des ustensiles d’airain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jawan Tubal und Mesech waren deine Kaufleute: mit Menschenseelen und ehernen Geräten trieben sie Tauschhandel mit dir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Græcia, Thubal, et Mosoch, ipsi institores tui: mancipia, et vasa ærea advexerunt populo tuo.