Ezekiel 27 · Verse 7

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.
Ezekiel 27:7, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:7 in other translations

BSBOf embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
WEBYour sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.
ASVOf fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
YLTOf fine linen with embroidery from Egypt hath been thy sail, To be to thee for an ensign, Of blue and purple from isles of Elishah hath been thy covering.
DARBYByssus with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for a banner; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
BBEThe best linen with needlework from Egypt was your sail, stretched out to be a flag for you; blue and purple from the sea-lands of Elishah gave you shade.
WebsterFine 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.

What does Ezekiel 27:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. broidered ... sail--The ancients embroidered their sails often at great expense, especially the Egyptians, whose linen, still preserved in mummies, is of the finest texture. Elishah--Greece; so called from Elis, a large and ancient division of Peloponnesus. Pausanias says that the best of linen was produced in it, and in no other part of Greece; called by Homer, Alisium. that which covered thee--thy awning.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Fine linen - שש shesh, cotton cloth. In this sense the word is generally to be understood. To be thy sail - Probably the flag - ensign or pennant, is meant. Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah - Elis, a part of the Peloponnesus.

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 27:7 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.

שֵׁשׁ\־shesh-fine linenH8336
בְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.Mahwith colorful weavingH7553
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit wasH1961
מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְmif.ra.Sekhsail yourH4666
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto becomeH1961
לָ֖ךְlakhof you
לְנֵ֑סle.Nes<into> a sailH5251
תְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letblueH8504
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purpleH713
מֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.Yeifrom [the] islands ofH339
אֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahElishahH473
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961
מְכַסֵּֽךְ\׃me.kha.Sekhcovering yourH4374

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 27:7

  • Exodus 25:4

    And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

  • Jeremiah 10:9

    Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

  • Genesis 10:4

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

  • Isaiah 19:9

    Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

  • 1 Kings 10:28

    And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:7

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

  • Proverbs 7:16

    I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
linen.
1Ki 10:28; Pr 7:16; Isa 19:9
blue and purple. or, purple and scarlet.
Ex 25:4; Jer 10:9
Elishah.Elis, part of the Peloponnesus, extending along the western coast of Arcadia, north of Messenia, and south of Achaia.
Ge 10:4; 1Ch 1:7

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 27:8

    The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

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Ezekiel 27:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De fino lino bordado de Egipto fué tu cortina, para que te sirviese de vela; de cárdeno y grana de las islas de Elisah fué tu pabellón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le fin lin brodé d’Égypte était ta voile et te servait de pavillon; le bleu et la pourpre des îles d’Élisha étaient ta tente;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Byssus in Buntwirkerei aus Ägypten war dein Segel, um dir als Flagge zu dienen; blauer und roter Purpur von den Inseln Elischas war dein Zeltdach
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Byssus varia de Ægypto texta est tibi in velum ut poneretur in malo: hyacinthus et purpura de insulis Elisa facta sunt operimentum tuum.