Ezekiel 27:21

What does Ezekiel 27:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 27:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they thy merchants.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they thy merchants.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Arabia and all the rulers of Kedar did business with you; in lambs and sheep and goats, in these they did business with you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, They <FI>are<Fi> the traders of thy hand, For lambs, and rams, and he-goats, In these thy merchants.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar, they were the merchants of thy hand: thy merchants came to thee with lambs, and rams, and kids.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were the merchants of thy hand: in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these did they trade with thee.

Context

v.20Dedan was thy trafficker in precious cloths for riding.

v.21This passage

v.22The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 2:11

    Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.

  • Galatians 4:25

    Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.

  • Song of Solomon 1:5

    I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

  • Isaiah 60:7

    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.

  • Jeremiah 25:24

    and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness;

  • 1 Chronicles 1:29

    These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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