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Ezekiel 27:9 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise. "
Ezekiel 27:9
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7 Your 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.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.
9 The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
10 “‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.
11 The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.
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Ezekiel 27:1
"The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:2
"“You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;"
Ezekiel 27:3
"and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’"
Ezekiel 27:4
"Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty."
Ezekiel 27:5
"They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you."
Ezekiel 27:6
"They 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."
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