Ezekiel 27:7 KJV

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The merchandise of TyreThose who live at ease are to be lamented, if they are not prepared for trouble. Let none reckon themselves beautified, any further than they are sanctified....

Thompson Chains

  • LinenSee the chain from Exodus 35:6 · 9 links
  • EmbroiderySee the chain from Exodus 28:39 · 2 links
  • BlueSee the chain from Exodus 28:31 · 6 links
  • Purple (2)See the chain from Esther 8:15 · 4 links
  • LuxurySee the chain from 1 Kings 4:22 · 5 links

Cross References

  • Exodus 25:4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
  • Jeremiah 10:9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
  • Genesis 10:4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  • 1 Kings 10:28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:7 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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Topics

  • Commerce Tyrians
  • Egypt Exports of
  • Elishah Islands of the Mediterranean bear the name of Elishah
  • Linen From Egypt
  • Ship Sails embroidered

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Bible Dictionary

  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
  • ElishahThe oldest of the four sons of Javan (Gen 10:4), whose descendants peopled Greece. It has been supposed that Elishah’s descendants...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Fine linen שֵׁשׁ šēš שֵׁשׁ Number · feminine singular
  • with broidered work בְּרִקְמָה bĕriqmâ רִקְמָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
  • from Egypt מִמִּצְרַיִם mimmiṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name · with preposition
  • was that which thou spreadest forth הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular מִפְרָשֵׂךְ miprāśēk מִפְרָשׂ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
  • to be thy sail לִהְיוֹת lihyôt Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition לָךְ lāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular לְנֵס lĕnēs נֵס Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • blue תְּכֵלֶת tĕkēlet תְּכֵלֶת Noun · feminine singular
  • and purple וְאַרְגָּמָן wĕʾargāmān אַרְגָּמָן Noun · masculine singular · with and
  • from the isles מֵאִיֵּי mēʾiyyê אִי Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of Elishah אֱלִישָׁה ʾĕlîšâ אֱלִישָׁה Proper name
  • was that which covered הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular מְכַסֵּךְ mĕkassēk מְכַסֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular

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