Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Ezekiel 27
the entry, &c. Denoting the insular Tyre.
people = peoples.
isles = coast, or maritime lands.
the Lord GOD. Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4.
the company of the Ashurites, &c. = a daughter (or branch) of the Ashurites, &c. Ginsburg thinks this clause should read, "they have made thy benches with ivory [and] box = wood (or cypress)"; reading bith"ashshurim instead of bath-"aehshurim (= a daughter, or branch of the Ashurites), dividing and pointing the words differently. See note on Ezekiel 31:3; and compare Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 60:13.
Chittim. Probably Cyprus.
Elishah. Probably the Greek AEolis: i.e. the coasts of Peloponnesus. Mentioned in Genesis 10:4 with Javan (Ionia).
Arvad. Now the island Er Ruad. Mentioned in 1 Macc .
mariners = rowers.
that were = they [were].
ancients = elders.
Gebal. Now Jebeil, on the coast between Beirut and Tripolis.
occupy = barter, or trade.
Lud . . . Phut. Compare Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:13,
men. Hebrew, plural of "enosh. App-14.
Tarshish. See note on 1 Kings 10:22.
fairs, Occurs only in this chapter, and here, seven times: verses: Ezekiel 27:12, Ezekiel 27:14, Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 12:19, Ezekiel 12:22, Ezekiel 12:27, Ezekiel 12:33 ("wares ").
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.
house: Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for descendants.
Togarmah (Genesis 10:3). Probably Armenia,
the land of Israel. Hebrew "eretz Israel. One of three occurrences of this expression in this book with Hebrew "eretz (27, 17, Ezekiel 40:2, Ezekiel 47:18), instead of "admath, which occurs seventeen times. See note on Ezekiel 11:17.
Minnith. An Ammonite town not yet identified. Minyeh, south of Nebo, is suggested by Conder. Compare Judges 11:33.
Pannag. Some article of merchandise, or name of place, not now known.
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
Helbon. Now Helbon, in the mountains, thirteen miles north of Damascus.
Dan. Hebrew Vedan, or Wedaungoing to and fro. Hebrew. Meuzzal. Margin Meuzzal = from Uzal. Compare Genesis 10:27.
Haran. Now Harran, between the Euphrates and the Khabour (Genesis 11:35).
Canneh. Probably now Calneh, a Babylonian city (Genesis 10:10).
Eden. In Mesopotamia (2 Kings 19:12. Isaiah 37:12. Amos 1:5). Mentioned in the Inscriptions. Some suggest Aden, in Arabia. Asshur = Assyria. Chiba = tad. Now Kalwddha, near Baghdad.
Thy rowers. Continuing the symbol of a ship, used of Tyre in this chapter.
wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
occupiers = barterers, or traders.
in. A special various reading called Sevir (App-34), with four early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, omit this word "in".
company = gathered host.
suburbs. The root garash = to drive out or about. When used of a city it = suburbs; but, when used of the sea, it = the driving and casting about of the waves. Compare Isaiah 37:20. It means here that the waves of the sea lash themselves at the wailing of the pilots.
they. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "their sons". the destroyed: or, the silent one.
In the time when thou shalt be broken: or, "Now thou art wrecked", with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.
be = become.
any more = for ever. Compare Ezekiel 26:21.
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