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With fir trees of Sanir they have built thee with all sea planks: they have taken cedars from Libanus to make thee masts.

They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy.

Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa, were made thy covering.

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They made all your timbers
    of juniper from Senir[a];(A)
they took a cedar from Lebanon(B)
    to make a mast for you.
Of oaks(C) from Bashan
    they made your oars;
of cypress wood[b] from the coasts of Cyprus(D)
    they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
Fine embroidered linen(E) from Egypt was your sail
    and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple(F)
    from the coasts of Elishah.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:5 That is, Mount Hermon
  2. Ezekiel 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.