Ezekiel 27 · Verse 15

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Ezekiel 27:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:15 in other translations

BSBThe men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
WEB“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
ASVThe men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.
YLTSons of Dedan are thy merchants, Many isles are the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.
DARBYThe children of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they rendered in payment horns of ivory, and ebony.
BBEThe men of Rodan were your traders: a great number of sea-lands did business with you: they gave you horns of ivory and ebony as an offering.
WebsterThe men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thy hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

What does Ezekiel 27:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Dedan--near the Persian Sea: thus an avenue to the commerce of India. Not the Dedan in Arabia (Eze 27:20), as the names in the context here prove, but the Dedan sprung from Cush [Bochart], (Ge 10:7). merchandise of thine hand--that is, were dependent on thee for trade [Fairbairn]; came to buy the produce of thy hands [Grotius]. a present--literally, "a reward in return"; a price paid for merchandise. horns of ivory--Ivory is so termed from its resemblance to horns. The Hebrew word for "ivory" means "tooth"; so that they cannot have mistaken ivory as if coming from the horns of certain animals, instead of from the tusks of the elephant.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 The men of Dedan - Dedan was one of the descendants of Abraham by Keturah, and dwelt in Arabia, Gen 25:3. Ivory and ebony might come from that quarter. By way of distinction ivory is called both in Hebrew ש shen, and in Arabic shen, the Tooth, as that beautiful substance is the tooth of the elephant.

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 27:15 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.

בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
דְדָן֙de.DanDedanH1719
רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikh[were] traders yourH7402
אִיִּ֥ים'i.YimislandsH339
רַבִּ֖יםra.BimmanyH7227
סְחֹרַ֣תse.cho.Rat[were] [the] merchandise ofH5506
יָדֵ֑ךְya.Dekhhand yourH3027
קַרְנ֥וֹתkar.Nothorns ofH7161
שֵׁן֙shenivoryH8127
וְהָבְנִ֔יםve.hov.nimand ebonyH1894
הֵשִׁ֖יבוּhe.Shi.vuthey broughtH7725
אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ\׃'esh.ka.Rekhtribute yourH814

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Cross references for Ezekiel 27:15

  • Revelation 18:12

    The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

  • Genesis 10:7

    And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

  • Ezekiel 27:20

    Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

  • Jeremiah 25:23

    Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

  • Ezekiel 25:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:32

    Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

  • Jeremiah 49:8

    Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

  • Genesis 25:3

    And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:9

    And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Dedan.
20; Ge 10:7; 25:3; 1Ch 1:9,32; Jer 25:23; 49:8
of ivory.
1Ki 10:22; Re 18:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 27:14

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

  • Ezekiel 27:15

    The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

  • Ezekiel 27:16

    Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

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Ezekiel 27:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los hijos de Dedán eran tus negociantes: muchas islas tomaban mercadería de tu mano; cuernos de marfil y pavos te dieron en presente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les fils de Dedan étaient tes marchands; de nombreuses îles étaient en relation de commerce avec toi; elles te donnaient en retour des dents d’ivoire et de l’ébène.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Söhne Dedans waren deine Kaufleute. Viele Inseln standen in Handelsbeziehungen mit dir: Elefantenzähne und Ebenholz erstatteten sie dir als Zahlung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filii Dedan negotiatores tui; insulæ multæ, negotiatio manus tuæ: dentes eburneos et hebeninos commutaverunt in pretio tuo.