“They have [a]made all your planks of fir trees from (A)Senir;
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
“Of (B)oaks from (C)Bashan they have made your oars;
With ivory they have [b]inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of (D)Cyprus.
“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your [c]distinguishing mark;
Your [d]awning was [e](E)blue and purple from the coastlands of (F)Elishah.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:5 Lit built
  2. Ezekiel 27:6 Lit made
  3. Ezekiel 27:7 Or standard
  4. Ezekiel 27:7 Lit covering
  5. Ezekiel 27:7 Or violet

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.