Ezekiel 27 · Verse 6

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.
Ezekiel 27:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:6 in other translations

BSBOf oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
WEBThey have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.
ASVOf the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.
YLTOf oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.
DARBYOf the oaks of Bashan did they make thine oars; they made thy benches of ivory, inlaid in box-wood, out of the isles of Chittim.
BBEOf oak-trees from Bashan they have made your driving blades; they have made your floors of ivory and boxwood from the sea-lands of Kittim.
WebsterOf the oaks of Bashan have they made thy oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

What does Ezekiel 27:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Bashan--celebrated for its oaks, as Lebanon was for its cedars. the company of ... Ashurites--the most skilful workmen summoned from Assyria. Rather, as the Hebrew orthography requires, "They have made thy (rowing) benches of ivory inlaid in the daughter of cedars" [Maurer], or, the best boxwood. Fairbairn, with Bochart, reads the Hebrew two words as one: "Thy plankwork (deck: instead of 'benches,' as the Hebrew is singular) they made ivory with boxes." English Version, with Maurer's correction, is simpler. Chittim--Cyprus and Macedonia, from which, Pliny tells us, the best boxwood came [Grotius].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Of the oaks of Bashan - Some translate alder, others the pine. The company of the Ashurites - The word אשרים asherim is by several translated boxwood. The seats or benches being made of this wood inlaid with ivory. Isles of Chittim - The Italian islands; the islands of Greece; Cyprus. Calmet says Macedonia is meant.

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 27:6 in the original Hebrew

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אַלּוֹנִים֙'a.lo.NimoaksH437
מִבָּ֔שָׁןmi.Ba.shonfrom BashanH1316
עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Suthey madeH6213
מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְmi.sho.Ta.yikhoars yourH4880
קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְkar.Shekhboards yourH7175
עָֽשׂוּ\־'a.su-they madeH6213
שֵׁן֙shenivoryH8127
בַּת\־bat-inlaid inH1323
אֲשֻׁרִ֔ים'a.shu.RimpineH839
מֵאִיֵּ֖יme.'i.Yeifrom [the] islands ofH339
כִּתִּיִּֽים\׃ki.ti.yimKittimH3794

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Cross references for Ezekiel 27:6

  • Isaiah 2:13

    And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

  • Genesis 10:4

    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

  • Zechariah 11:2

    Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

  • Jeremiah 2:10

    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

  • Numbers 24:24

    And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

  • Jeremiah 22:20

    Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

  • Numbers 21:33

    And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

  • Isaiah 23:12

    And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the oaks.
Isa 2:13; Zec 11:2
the company, etc. or, they have made thy hatches of ivorywell trodden. Rather, "thy benches have they made of ivory inlaid with box, from the isles of Chittim." Vulgate, {de insulis Italiæ,} "from the islands of Italy," which were always famous for box-trees.
company. Heb. daughters. the isles.
Ge 10:4
Kittim.
Nu 24:24; Jer 2:10

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 27:7

    Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

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Ezekiel 27:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De castaños de Basán hicieron tus remos: compañía de Asirios hicieron tus bancos de marfil de las islas de Chittim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		avec les chênes de Basan ils faisaient tes rames; ils faisaient tes ponts d’ivoire enchâssé dans le buis des îles de Kittim.
German
Elberfelder 1871		aus Eichen von Basan machten sie deine Ruder; dein Verdeck machten sie aus Elfenbein, eingefaßt in Scherbinceder von den Inseln der Kittäer
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quercus de Basan dolaverunt in remos tuos, et transtra tua fecerunt tibi ex ebore indico, et prætoriola de insulis Italiæ.