Ezekiel 27 · Verse 25

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.
Ezekiel 27:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:25 in other translations

BSBThe ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
WEB“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
ASVThe ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
YLTShips of Tarshish are thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.
DARBYThe ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished, and highly honoured, in the heart of the seas.
BBETarshish ships did business for you in your goods: and you were made full, and great was your glory in the heart of the seas.
WebsterThe ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market; and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

What does Ezekiel 27:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. sing of thee--personification; thy great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." Fairbairn translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.

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 27:25 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.

אֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.Yot[the] ships ofH591
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishTarshishH8659
שָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְsha.ro.Ta.yikh[were] travelers yourH7788
מַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְma.'a.ra.Vekhmerchandise yourH4627
וַתִּמָּלְאִ֧יva.ti.mal.'Iand you were filledH4390
וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛יva.tikh.be.Diand you were honoredH3513
מְאֹ֖דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
בְּלֵ֥ב\־be.Levin [the] heart ofH3820
יַמִּֽים\׃ya.Mim[the] seasH3220

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:25

  • Isaiah 2:16

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

  • Isaiah 23:14

    Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

  • Psalms 48:7

    Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

  • Isaiah 60:9

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ships.
1Ki 10:22; Ps 48:7; Isa 2:16; 23:14; 60:9
glorious.
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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 27:26

    Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

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Ezekiel 27:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las naves de Tarsis, tus cuadrillas, fueron en tu negociación: y fuiste llena, y fuiste multiplicada en gran manera en medio de los mares.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les navires de Tarsis étaient tes caravanes, pour ton trafic; et tu as été remplie et tu es devenue extrêmement glorieuse au cœur des mers.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Tarsisschiffe waren deine Karawanen für deinen Tauschhandel. Und du wurdest angefüllt und sehr herrlich im Herzen der Meere.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Naves maris, principes tui in negotiatione tua: et repleta es, et glorificata nimis in corde maris.