Ezekiel 27:8-18

8 Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.

9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.

10 “ ‘Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.

11 Men of Arvad and Helek guarded your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.

12 “ ‘Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

13 “ ‘Greece, Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings and articles of bronze for your wares.

14 “ ‘Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.

15 “ ‘The men of Rhodes^[a] traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

16 “ ‘Aram^[b] did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise.

17 “ ‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections,^[c] honey, olive oil and balm for your wares.

18 “ ‘Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar

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Ezekiel 27:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 27

This chapter contains a lamentation on Tyre; setting forth her former grandeur, riches, and commerce; her ruin and destruction; and the concern of others on that account. The prophet is bid to take up his lamentation concerning it, Eze 27:1,2, observing her situation and magnificence, of which she boasted, Eze 27:3,4, describing the excellency of her shipping and naval stores, Eze 27:5-7, declaring who were her mariners, pilots, and caulkers, Eze 27:8,9, her military men, Eze 27:10,11 her several merchants, and the things they traded in with her in her fairs and markets, Eze 27:12-25, then follows an account of her destruction, Eze 27:26,27, the lamentation of pilots and mariners because of it, Eze 27:28-32, and of the kings and inhabitants of the isles, and merchants of the people, Eze 27:33-36.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 28

1. Genesis 10:18
2. 1 Kings 9:27
3. S Joshua 13:5; 1 Kings 5:18
4. S Psalms 104:26
5. 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 1:1; Ezekiel 38:5; Daniel 8:20
6. S Isaiah 66:19
7. S Genesis 10:6; Ezekiel 30:5; Nahum 3:9
8. Song of Songs 4:4
9. ver 27
10. S Genesis 10:4
11. ver 18,33
12. Joel 3:6
13. Genesis 10:2; Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 32:26; Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 39:1
14. Revelation 18:13
15. S Genesis 10:3; Ezekiel 38:6
16. S Genesis 10:7
17. S Jeremiah 25:22
18. 1 Kings 10:22; Revelation 18:12
19. Judges 10:6; Isaiah 7:1-8
20. Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11; Ezekiel 28:13
21. S Ezekiel 16:10
22. Job 28:18
23. S 1 Kings 5:9
24. Judges 11:33
25. S Genesis 43:11
26. Acts 12:20
27. S Genesis 14:15; Ezekiel 47:16-18
28. S ver 12

Footnotes 3

[a]. Septuagint; Hebrew "Dedan"
[b]. Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac "Edom"
[c]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Ezekiel 27:8-18

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Ezekiel 27:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 27

Cross References 28

Footnotes 3