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Ezekiel 27:9

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Art;   Calkers (Caulkers);   Gebal;   Ship;   Thompson Chain Reference - Arts and Crafts;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Arts of the;   Ships;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gebal;   Phoenicia, Phenicia, or Phenice;   Ship;   Tyre or Tyrus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Phoenicia;   Ship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Regeneration;   Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Calkers;   Gebal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Giblites;   Phoenice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Calkers, Calking;   Cyprus;   Ezekiel;   Gebal;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elder;   Ezekiel;   Gebal;   Occupy;   Stone-Squarers;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Calkers;   Gebal ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ship;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Obsolete or obscure words in the english av bible;   Tyre;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Elder;   Ge'bal;   Handicraft;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Tyre;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gebal;   Gebalites;   Merchandise;   Occupy;   Ships and Boats;   Trade;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The elders of Gebal and its wise menwere within you, repairing your leaks.“‘All the ships of the sea and their sailorscame to you to barter for your goods.
Hebrew Names Version
The old men of Geval and the wise men of it were in you your repairers of ship seams: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
King James Version
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
English Standard Version
The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
New American Standard Bible
"The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your leaks; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
New Century Version
Workers of Byblos were with you, putting caulk in your ship's seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade with you.
Amplified Bible
"The elders of Gebal and its skilled and wise men were with you, repairing your leaks; All the ships of the sea with their mariners were with you to deal in your merchandise.
World English Bible
The old men of Gebal and the wise men of it were in you your repairers of ship seams: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers, all the shippes of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupie thy marchandise.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
Legacy Standard Bible
The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams;All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
Berean Standard Bible
The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your goods.
Contemporary English Version
Experienced men from Byblos repaired any damages. Sailors from all over shopped at the stores in your port.
Complete Jewish Bible
The leaders and craftsmen of G'val sealed the cracks between your boards. "‘Every seagoing ship and its crew came to you to trade in your wares.
Darby Translation
The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee repairing thy leaks; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to barter with thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
The elders and wise men from Byblos were on board to help put caulking between the boards on your ship. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came to trade and do business with you.
George Lamsa Translation
The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were your caulkers; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in your harbors.
Good News Translation
The ship's carpenters Were well-trained men from Byblos. Sailors from every seagoing ship Did business in your shops.
Lexham English Bible
The elders of Gebal and its skilled men were among you as the repairers of the seam of your boat; all of the ships of the sea and their mariners were among you to barter your wares.
Literal Translation
The elders of Gebal and her wise ones were with you, making strong your seams. All the ships of the sea and their seamen were with you, to exchange your merchandise.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The eldest and wysest at Gebal were they, that mended & stopped thy shippes. All shippes off the see with their shipme occupied their marchaundies in the.
American Standard Version
The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to deal in thy merchandise.
Bible in Basic English
The responsible men of Gebal and its wise men were in you, making your boards watertight: all the ships of the sea with their seamen were in you trading in your goods.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to exchange thy merchandise.
King James Version (1611)
The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers, all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to occupie thy merchandise.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The auncient and wyse men of Gebal were in thee, thy stoppers of chinkes: all shippes of the sea with their shipmen were in thee, to occupie thy marchaundise.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The elders of the Biblians, and their wise men, who were in thee, these helped thy counsel: and all the ships of the sea and their rowers traded for thee to the utmost west.
English Revised Version
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The elde men of Biblos, and the prudent men therof, hadden schipmen to the seruyse of thi dyuerse araye of houshold; alle the schippis of the see, and the schip men of tho, weren in the puple of thi marchaundie.
Update Bible Version
The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in you your calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
Webster's Bible Translation
The ancients of Gebal and its wise [men] were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
New English Translation
The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were within you, mending cracks; all the ships of the sea and their mariners were within you to trade for your merchandise.
New King James Version
Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.
New Living Translation
Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking. Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.
New Life Bible
The leaders and wise men of Gebal were with you, putting tar where it was needed to keep the water out. All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you to trade for your good things.
New Revised Standard
The elders of Gebal and its artisans were within you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were within you, to barter for your wares.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the elders of Byblus and the skilled men thereof, were within thee, Thy calkers, - All the ships of the sea and their mariners, were within thee, To carry on thy traffic,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof furnished mariners for the service of thy various furniture: all the ships of the sea, and their mariners were thy factors.
Revised Standard Version
The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you, to barter for your wares.
Young's Literal Translation
Elders of Gebal and its wise men have been in thee, Strengthening thy breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in thee, to trade [with] thy merchandise.

Contextual Overview

1 God 's Message came to me: "You, son of man, raise a funeral song over Tyre. Tell Tyre, gateway to the sea, merchant to the world, trader among the far-off islands, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘You boast, Tyre: "I'm the perfect ship—stately, handsome." You ruled the high seas from a real beauty, crafted to perfection. Your planking came from Mount Hermon junipers. A Lebanon cedar supplied your mast. They made your oars from sturdy Bashan oaks. Cypress from Cyprus inlaid with ivory was used for the decks. Your sail and flag were of colorful embroidered linen from Egypt. Your purple deck awnings also came from Cyprus. Men of Sidon and Arvad pulled the oars. Your seasoned seamen, O Tyre, were the crew. Ship's carpenters were old salts from Byblos. All the ships of the sea and their sailors clustered around you to barter for your goods. 10"‘Your army was composed of soldiers from Paras, Lud, and Put, Elite troops in uniformed splendor. They put you on the map! Your city police were imported from Arvad, Helech, and Gammad. They hung their shields from the city walls, a final, perfect touch to your beauty. 12 "‘Tarshish carried on business with you because of your great wealth. They worked for you, trading in silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products. 13 "‘Greece, Tubal, and Meshech did business with you, trading slaves and bronze for your products. 14 "‘Beth-togarmah traded work horses, war horses, and mules for your products. 15 "‘The people of Rhodes did business with you. Many far-off islands traded with you in ivory and ebony. 16 "‘Edom did business with you because of all your goods. They traded for your products with agate, purple textiles, embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies. 17 "‘Judah and Israel did business with you. They traded for your products with premium wheat, millet, honey, oil, and balm. 18 "‘Damascus, attracted by your vast array of products and well-stocked warehouses, carried on business with you, trading in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar. 19 "‘Danites and Greeks from Uzal traded with you, using wrought iron, cinnamon, and spices.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gebal: Joshua 13:5, 1 Kings 5:18, *marg. Psalms 83:7

calkers: or, stoppers of chinks, Heb. strengtheners, Ezekiel 27:27

Cross-References

Judges 13:15
Manoah said to the angel of God, "Please, stay with us a little longer; we'll prepare a meal for you—a young goat."
1 Samuel 16:20
Jesse took a donkey, loaded it with a couple of loaves of bread, a flask of wine, and a young goat, and sent his son David with it to Saul. David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him immediately and made him his right-hand man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The ancients of Gebal,.... A promontory of the Phoenicians, the same with the Gabale of Pliny n, and with the land of the Giblites, Joshua 13:5. It was by the Greeks called Byblus; and so the Septuagint here render the words, the elders of Bybli or Byblus, a place once famous for the birth and temple of Adonis; it is now called Gibyle. Mr. Maundrell o says it is pleasantly situated by the seaside, and that at present it contains but a little extent of ground, yet more than enough for the small number of its inhabitants; it is compassed with a dry ditch, and a wall with square towers in it, at about every forty yards' distance; on its south side it has an old castle; within it is a church; besides which it has nothing remarkable; though anciently it was a place of no mean extent, as well as beauty, as may appear from the many heaps of ruins, and the fine pillars that are scattered up and down in the gardens near the town. The old experienced workmen of this place were employed by the Tyrians in mending and refitting their ships, and in the caulking of them, as follows:

the wise men thereof were in thee thy caulkers; or, "the strengtheners of thy breaches" p, or "chinks"; the seams and commissures of the planks; which they stopped with tow, oakum, or such like stuff; at least this is what is used now, whatever might be by those wise men; and it seems by this that it was reckoned a very great art and mystery, and which only wise men were masters of, at least such the Tyrians employed. The Targum renders it,

"providing thy necessaries;''

as if they were the ships' husbands:

all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise; ships from all parts were in her harbours, which brought goods into her, and carried goods out of her, by way of merchandise. So the Targum,

"all that go down into the sea, and the ships; they were rowers, and they brought merchandise into the midst of thee;''

the goods of merchants from divers places; and carried back commodities again they traded for at Tyre; see Revelation 18:19.

n Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20. o Journey c. p. 33, 34. p מחזיקי בדקך "roborantes scissuram tuam", Montanus "instaurantes fissuras tuas", Munster, Tigurine version; "rimas tuas", Vatablus; "instauratores rupturaram tuarum", Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gebal - i. e., Byblos (modern Gebeil) in Phoenicia, the chief seat of the worship of Adonis, and situated on an eminence over-looking the river Adonis, north of Beirut, not far from the Mediterranean sea. The “ancients” is a term for the council that presided over maritime cities.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 27:9. The ancients of Gebal — This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Joshua 13:5. It was called Biblos by the Greeks.

Thy calkers — Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through.

To occupy thy merchandise. — That is, to be thy agents or factors.


 
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