Ezekiel 27 · Verse 3

Ezekiel 27:3

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.
Ezekiel 27:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:3 in other translations

BSBTell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
WEBand tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
ASVand say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
YLTO dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples unto many isles, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou--thou hast said: I am the perfection of beauty.
DARBYand say unto Tyre: O thou that art situate at the entries of the sea, and traffickest with the peoples in many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
BBEAnd say to Tyre, O you who are seated at the doorway of the sea, trading for the peoples with the great sea-lands, these are the words of the Lord: You, O Tyre, have said, I am a ship completely beautiful.
WebsterAnd say to Tyre, O thou that art situated at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyre, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

What does Ezekiel 27:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. situate at the entry of the sea--literally, plural, "entrances," that is, ports or havens; referring to the double port of Tyre, at which vessels entered round the north and south ends of the island, so that ships could find a ready entrance from whatever point the wind might blow (compare Eze 28:2). merchant of ... people for many isles--that is, a mercantile emporium of the peoples of many seacoasts, both from the east and from the west (Is 23:3), "a mart of nations." of perfect beauty--(Eze 28:12).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The entry of the sea - Tyre was a small island, or rather rock, in the sea, at a short distance from the main land. We have already seen that there was another Tyre on the main land; but they are both considered as one city.

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 27:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
לְצ֗וֹרle.Tzorto TyreH6865
הַיֹּשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.she.vo.teithat sitsH3427
עַל\־'al-atH5921
מְבוֹאֹ֣תme.vo.'Ot[the] entrances ofH3997
יָ֔םYam[the] seaH3220
רֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ro.Khe.let[the] traderH7402
הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimof the peoplesH5971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אִיִּ֖ים'i.YimislandsH339
רַבִּ֑יםra.BimmanyH7227
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
צ֕וֹרTzorO TyreH6865
אַ֣תְּ'atyouH859
אָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.Martyou have saidH559
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
כְּלִ֥ילַתke.Li.lat[am] perfect ofH3632
יֹֽפִי\׃Yo.fibeautyH3308

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:3

  • Ezekiel 27:4

    Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

  • Revelation 18:3

    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

  • Isaiah 23:2-3

    Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

  • Revelation 18:11-15

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 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, 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. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. …

  • Psalms 50:2

    Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

  • Ezekiel 27:10-36

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

  • Isaiah 23:8-9

    Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

  • Ezekiel 26:17

    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

  • Isaiah 23:11

    He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

  • Ezekiel 28:2-3

    Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

  • Ezekiel 28:12-17

    Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O thou.Tyre was situated in the Mediterranean, at the nearest entrance to it from the interior and eastern part of Asia.
4,25; 26:17; 28:2,3; Isa 23:2
a merchant.
12-36; Isa 23:3,8,11; Re 18:3,11-15
I am.
4,10,11; 28:12-17; Ps 50:2; Isa 23:9
of perfect beauty. Heb. perfect of beauty.

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

Context

  • Ezekiel 27:2

    Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

  • Ezekiel 27:3

    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.

  • Ezekiel 27:4

    Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

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Ezekiel 27:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dirás á Tiro, que está asentada á las entradas de la mar, mercadera de los pueblos de muchas islas: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Tiro, tú has dicho: Yo soy de perfecta hermosura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et dis à Tyr: Toi qui demeures aux avenues de la mer, qui trafiques avec les peuples dans beaucoup d’îles, ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Tyr, tu as dit: Je suis parfaite en beauté.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sprich zu Tyrus: Die du wohnst an den Zugängen des Meeres und Handel treibst mit den Völkern nach vielen Inseln hin, so spricht der Herr, Jehova: Tyrus, du sprichst: Ich bin vollkommen an Schönheit
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et dices Tyro, quæ habitat in introitu maris, negotiationi populorum ad insulas multas: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: O Tyre, tu dixisti: Perfecti decoris ego sum,