エゼキエル書 27:5-25 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-25

Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, Ezek. 27:2. It was yet in the height of its prosperity, and there appeared not the least symptom of its decay; yet the prophet must lament it, because its prosperity is its snare, is the cause of its pride and security, which will make its fall the more grievous. Even those that live at ease are to be lamented if they be not preparing for trouble. He must lament it because its ruin is hastening on apace; it is sure, it is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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 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 לחותים "tabulata duplicia", Munster; "duas tabulas", Vatablus. here used in the dual number is thought to signify, or the fore and hind decks, were made. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:6

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars ,.... To row the ships with; for their ships probably were no other than galleys, which were rowed with oars, as were the ships of first invention. Bashan was a country in Judea where oaks grew; see Isaiah 2:13 . The country of Judea in general was famous for oaks; it abounded with them in the times of Homer F20 χωρω ενιδρυοεντ', ιουδης εν πιονι δημω . Homer. Iliad. 2. Vid. Dickinson, Delphi Phoenicix. c. 2. p. 13, 16. , who speaks of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:7

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt ,.... From whence came the finest and whitest linen; and which they embroidered with needlework, which looked very beautiful. Pliny F24 Nat. Hist. l. 19. c. 1. says there were four sorts of linen in Egypt, called Tanitic, Pelusiac, Butic, and Tentyritic, from the names and provinces where they were produced; of the second sort the garments of the high priest among the Jews were made; for they say F25 Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 7. , on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:8

The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners ,.... Zidon was a city in Phoenicia, near to Tyre, and older than that, by whose inhabitants it was built; see the notes on Isaiah 23:2 and Arvad was an island in Phoenicia, to the south of Zidon, not far from Tyre. Mr. Maundrell F7 Journey from Aleppo, &c.; p. 19. Ed. 7. says it is about a league distant from the shore; and is now called by the Turks Ruad. It seemed to the eye to be not above four to six hundred yards long,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:9

The ancients of Gebal ,.... A promontory of the Phoenicians, the same with the Gabale of Pliny F14 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20. , and with the land of the Giblites, Joshua 13:5 . It was by the Greeks called Byblus; and so the Septuagint here render the words, the elders of Bybli or Byblus, a place once famous for the birth and temple of Adonis; it is now called Gibyle. Mr. Maundrell F15 Journey &c.; p. 33, 34. says it is pleasantly situated by the seaside, and that at present it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:10

They of Persia, and of Lud, and of Phut, were in thine army, thy men of war ,.... As the Tryrians were a trading people, they hired foreign troops into their service, to fill their garrisons, defend their city, and fight for them in time of war; and these were of various nations, and the most famous for military skill and valour; as the Persians, a people well known, and famous for war in the times of Cyrus, and before, and well skilled in shooting arrows; and they of Lud, or the Lydians, a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:11

The men of Arvad, with thine army were upon thy walls round about ,.... Placed there for the defence of the city, to watch against an enemy, lest it should be surprised; here they were upon the patrol day and night; see Isaiah 62:6 , these were the men of the same place before mentioned, Ezekiel 27:8 which furnished Tyre both with mariners and soldiers: and the Gammadims were in thy towers : not the Medes, as Symmachus renders it; nor the Cappadocians, as the Targum; much less were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:12

Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches ,.... Some understand this of the sea, which is sometimes called Tarshish; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it here: and the Targum, "from the sea, or they of the sea bring merchandise into the midst of thee:' that is, those who lived upon the coasts, or on the isles, of the Mediterranean sea. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it the Carthaginians, who were a colony of the Tyrians, and no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:13

Javan designs Greece, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it; especially that part of it called Ionia, from Javan the son of Japheth, Genesis 10:2 and Tubal, and Meshech, were also sons of Japheth; the former are the Iberi and Albanians, as Jerom and others, among whom were a city called Thabilaca, by Ptolemy F23 Geograph. l. 5. c. 12. ; and the latter the Cappadocians, with whom is a city called Mazaca F24 Joseph. Antiqu. l. 1. c. 6. sect. 1. . They traded the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:13

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