Ezekiel 27 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 27:5

They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Ezekiel 27:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:5 in other translations

BSBThey constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
WEBThey have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
ASVThey have made all thy planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee.
YLTOf firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded ships, Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee,
DARBYThey made all thy double boards of cypress-trees of Senir; they took cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
BBEThey have made all your boards of fir-trees from Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make the supports for your sails.
WebsterThey have made all thy ship-boards of fir-trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

What does Ezekiel 27:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Senir--the Amorite name of Hermon, or the southern height of Anti-libanus (De 3:9); the Sidonian name was Sirion. "All thy ... boards"; dual in Hebrew, "double-boards," namely, placed in a double order on the two sides of which the ship consisted [Vatablus]. Or, referring to the two sides or the two ends, the prow and the stern, which every ship has [Munster]. cedars--most suited for "masts," from their height and durability.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Fir trees of Senir - Senir is a mountain which the Sidonians called Sirion, and the Hebrews Hermon, Deu 3:9. It was beyond Jordan, and extended from Libanus to the mountains of Gilead.

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 27:5 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.

בְּרוֹשִׁ֤יםbe.ro.Shimfir treesH1265
מִשְּׂנִיר֙mi.se.Nirfrom SenirH8149
בָּ֣נוּBa.nuthey builtH1129
לָ֔ךְLakhof you
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִםlu.cho.Ta.yimplanksH3871
אֶ֤רֶז'E.reza cedarH730
מִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnfrom LebanonH3844
לָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuthey tookH3947
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto makeH6213
תֹּ֖רֶןTo.rena mastH8650
עָלָֽיִךְ\׃'a.La.yikhon youH5921

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:5

  • Deuteronomy 3:9

    (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

  • Song of Solomon 4:8

    Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

  • Isaiah 14:8

    Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

  • Psalms 29:5

    The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Psalms 104:16

    The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

  • 1 Kings 5:6

    Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

  • Psalms 92:12

    The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

  • 1 Kings 5:1

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
made. Heb. built.
of Senir.
De 3:9; So 4:8
Shenir. cedars.
1Ki 5:1,6; Ps 29:5; 92:12; 104:16; Isa 14:8

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Context

  • Ezekiel 27:4

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

  • Ezekiel 27:5

    They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

  • Ezekiel 27:6

    Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

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Ezekiel 27:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De hayas del monte Senir te fabricaron todas las tillas: tomaron cedros del Líbano para hacerte el mástil.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Avec le cyprès de Senir ils construisaient tous tes doubles bordages; ils prenaient le cèdre du Liban pour faire ta mâture;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aus Cypressen von Senir bauten sie dir alles Doppelplankenwerk; sie nahmen Cedern vom Libanon, um dir einen Mast zu machen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		abietibus de Sanir exstruxerunt te cum omnibus tabulatis maris: cedrum de Libano tulerunt ut facerent tibi malum.