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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 27:12-15

Ezekiel 27:12-15. Tarshish was thy merchant Trafficked with thee. Of Tarshish, see note on Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 23:1. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech By Javan is to be understood Greece, in which sense Alexander is styled king of Javan, or Greece, Daniel 8:21. So the LXX. translate it here, and in that place of Daniel. And all Greece, except Peloponnesus, was anciently called Ionia. Tubal and Meshech are names usually joined together in Scripture. Two of Japhet’s sons are so called,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-36

Mourning for Tyre (27:1-36)This chapter continues the theme of Tyre’s overthrow. It is in the form of a funeral song that Tyre’s trading partners sing as they mourn the city’s death (27:1-2).The song begins by recalling the glory of Tyre’s past. The prosperous commercial city is likened to a magnificent merchant ship, beautifully made from best quality materials taken from all parts of the trading world. Her planks, masts, oars and decking were made of the best timbers, her sails from the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 27:13

Javan = Ionia. Compare Genesis 10:4 . These are named together in Genesis 10:2 . persons = souls. Hebrew. nephesh . App-13 . Referring to the slave trade. See Revelation 18:13 . men = mankind. Hebrew 'adam. App-14 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 27:13

Ezekiel 27:13. Javan, Tubal, and Mesech— Greece, the Tibareni, and Moschi, [situated near the Euxine sea] the associates of thy merchandize, bring to thy marts slaves and brazen vessels. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 27:13

13. Javan—the Ionians or Greeks: for the Ionians of Asia Minor were the first Greeks with whom the Asiatics came in contact. Tubal . . . Meshech—the Tibareni and Moschi, in the mountain region between the Black and Caspian Seas. persons of men—that is, as slaves. So the Turkish harems are supplied with female slaves from Circassia and Georgia. vessels—all kinds of articles. Superior weapons are still manufactured in the Caucasus region. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 27:12-13

Tyre’s trading partners included Tarshish (at the western end of the Mediterranean, probably southern Spain or Sardinia), which gave silver, iron, tin, and lead for her wares. There was a Tartessus in both southern Spain and in Sardinia. [Note: Feinberg, p. 223.] Javan (Greece), Tubal, and Meshech (both in eastern Anatolia) paid for their purchases from Tyre with human slaves and vessels of bronze. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 27:12-24

The extent of Tyre’s commercial empire 27:12-24This section is a valuable resource for understanding the geography, natural resources, and trade relations of the ancient Near East as well as explaining the extensiveness of Tyre’s commercial empire. Notice the large numbers of places and products named. [Note: See the maps at the end of these notes for probable locations of these places. The Bible Knowledge Commentary: Old Testament also has a chart of "Tyre’s Trading Partners" listed in Ezekiel... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 27:1-36

The Wreck of the gallant ShipUnder the figure of a ship, splendidly equipped, fully manned, and richly laden, but steered into stormy waters and wrecked, Ezekiel describes the fall of Tyre. In Ezekiel 27:10-20 the figure is partly dropped.3. People] RV ’peoples’; and so everywhere. 5. Senir] Mt. Hermon (Deuteronomy 3:9). 6. The company of the Ashurites.. ivory] RV ’hey have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood.’ The ’teasshur’ (mistaken in AV for Ashurites or Assyrians) was a species of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 27:13

(13) Javan, Tubal, and Meshech.—Javan is strictly Ionia, more generally Greece. Tubal and Meshech are the classic Tibareni and Moschi, between the Black and Caspian Seas. They were famous for dealing in slaves and in brass, or rather copper, of which their mountains still contain abundant supplies. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 27:1-36

Ezekiel 27:17 'That is a remarkable verse, which I once met on a remarkable occasion, that I would also refer you to Ezekiel 27:17 . Tyrus may buy Judah's finest wheat; yea, her balm, and oil, and honey. What is the meaning of this? You would know what part of the parcel properly belonged to yourself.' So Erskine of Linlathen once wrote to Lady Elgin, cautioning her against hastily crediting supernatural visions and voices which appeared to possess Divine authority and insight, on the ground... read more