Ezekiel 27 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 27:24

These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:24 in other translations

BSB	In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.
WEB	These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, among your merchandise.
ASV	These were thy traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
YLT	They are thy merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for thy merchandise,
DARBY	these traded with thee in sumptuous clothes, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests full of variegated stuffs, bound with cords and made of cedar-wood, amongst thy merchandise.
BBE	These were your traders in beautiful robes, in rolls of blue and needlework, and in chests of coloured cloth, corded with cords and made of cedar-wood, in them they did trade with you.
Webster	These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

What does Ezekiel 27:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

24. all sorts of things--Hebrew, "perfections"; exquisite articles of finery [Grotius]. clothes--rather, "mantles" or "cloaks"; literally, "wrappings." For "blue," Henderson translates, "purple." chests of rich apparel, bound with cords--treasures or repositories of damask stuffs, consisting of variegated threads woven together in figures [Henderson]. cedar--The "chests" were made of cedar, in order to last the longer; and it also keeps off decay and has a sweet odor.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things - The above people traded with the Tyrians in a great variety of the most valuable merchandise: blue or purple cloth, boxes of cedar, covered with skins, and bound with silken cords, and sealed with an engraved seal, finely cut, etc. See the Chaldee.

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 27:24 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.

הֵ֤מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992

רֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙ro.khe.La.yikh[were] traders yourH7402

בְּמַכְלֻלִ֔יםve.makh.lu.Limfor beautiful garmentsH4360

בִּגְלוֹמֵי֙big.lo.Meifor garments ofH1545

תְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letblueH8504

וְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.Mahand multicolored clothH7553

וּבְגִנְזֵ֖יu.ve.gin.Zeiand for blankets ofH1595

בְּרֹמִ֑יםbe.ro.Mimvariegated clothH1264

בַּחֲבָלִ֧יםba.cha.va.Limfor ropesH2256

חֲבֻשִׁ֛יםcha.vu.ShimboundH2280

וַאֲרֻזִ֖יםva.'a.ru.Zimand made firmH729

בְּמַרְכֻלְתֵּֽךְ\׃be.mar.khul.Tekhin market place yourH4819

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:24

2 Kings 2:8
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

all sorts of things. or, excellent things. clothes. Heb.foldings.
2Ki 2:8

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

Context

Ezekiel 27:23
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
Ezekiel 27:24
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 27:25
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

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Ezekiel 27:24 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Estos tus mercaderes negociaban contigo en varias cosas: en mantos de jacinto, y bordados, y en cajas de ropas preciosas, enlazadas con cordones, y en madera de cedro.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	ceux-là trafiquaient avec toi en objets de prix, en draps bleus, et en broderies, et en caisses de riches étoffes, liées de cordes et faites de cèdre, entre tes marchandises.
German Elberfelder 1871	Sie handelten mit dir in Prachtgewändern, in Mänteln von blauem Purpur und Buntwirkerei, und in Schätzen von gezwirnten Garnen, in gewundenen und festen Schnüren, gegen deine Waren.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Ipsi negotiatores tui multifariam, involucris hyacinthi, et polymitorum, gazarumque pretiosarum, quæ obvolutæ et astrictæ erant funibus: cedros quoque habebant in negotiationibus tuis.