Ezequiel 27:5

5 Eras como un gran barco
construido con los mejores cipreses de Senir.
Con un cedro del Líbano
te fabricaron un mástil.

Ezequiel 27:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:5

They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir
The same with Sion and Hermon, which the Sidonians called Sirion, and the Amorites Shenir, ( Deuteronomy 3:9 ) ( 4:48 ) here, it seems, grew the best of fir trees, of which the Tyrians made boards and planks for shipping; of these the two sides of the ship, as the word ^F18 here used in the dual number is thought to signify, or the fore and hind decks, were made. The Targum is,

``with fir trees of Senir they built for thee all thy bridges;''

the planks from which they went from one ship to another; but these are of too small consequence to be mentioned; rather the main of the ship is intended, which was built of fir planks; but ours made of oak are much preferable: they have taken cedars from Lebanon, to make masts for thee;
large poles for the yards and sails to be fastened to, for receiving the wind necessary in navigation; called the main mast, the foremast, the mizzenmast, and the boltsprit; all these are only in large vessels; whether the Tyrians had all of these is not certain; some they had, and which were made of the cedars of Lebanon; which, being large tall trees, were fit for this purpose. The Tyrians ^F19 are said to be the first inventors of navigation.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Mytwxl) "tabulata duplicia", Munster; "duas tabulas", Vatablus.
F19 "Prima ratem ventis credere docta Tyros." Catullus.

Ezequiel 27:5 In-Context

3 esa poderosa ciudad y portal al mar, el centro comercial del mundo. Dale a Tiro este mensaje de parte del Señor
Soberano:
»“Oh Tiro, te jactaste diciendo:
‘¡Mi belleza es perfecta!’.

4 Extendiste tus fronteras hacia el mar.
Tus constructores hicieron perfecta tu belleza.

5 Eras como un gran barco
construido con los mejores cipreses de Senir.
Con un cedro del Líbano
te fabricaron un mástil.

6 Te labraron los remos
con robles de Basán.
Tu cubierta hecha de pino de las costas de Chipre
se incrustó con marfil.

7 Confeccionaron tus velas con el mejor lino de Egipto,
y ondeaban sobre ti como una bandera.
Estabas bajo toldos azules y púrpura,
abrillantados con tinturas de las costas de Elisa.