Key Verse Spotlight
Ezekiel 27:24 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“These {were} thy merchants in all sorts {of things}, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. {all...: or, excellent things} {clothes: Heb. foldings}”
Ezekiel 27:24
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they {were} thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, {and} Chilmad, {were} thy merchants.
These {were} thy merchants in all sorts {of things}, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. {all...: or, excellent things} {clothes: Heb. foldings}
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. {midst: Heb. heart}
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