Ezekiel 27:5-7
EasyEnglish Bible
5 They used wood from the pine trees of Senir.
They used a cedar tree from Lebanon to make your mast.[a]
6 They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars.
They used pine wood from the coasts of Cyprus to make your deck.[b]
They made it beautiful with ivory.
7 They used good linen from Egypt to make your sail.
They made it pretty with many colours.
The sail was like a flag that everyone could see.
They made tents of cloth to cover your deck.
It was blue and purple cloth that came from Cyprus island.
Ezekiel 27:5-7
New International Version
5 They made all your timbers
of juniper from Senir[a];(A)
they took a cedar from Lebanon(B)
to make a mast for you.
6 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.
7 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)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:5 That is, Mount Hermon
- Ezekiel 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.
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