Ezekiel 27:25
What does Ezekiel 27:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 27:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Tarshish ships did business for you in your goods: and you were made full, and great was your glory in the heart of the seas.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Ships of Tarshish <FI>are<Fi> thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished, and highly honoured, in the heart of the seas.
Context
v.24These were thy traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
v.25This passage
v.26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 60:9
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
- Isaiah 23:14
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- Psalms 48:7
With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
- Isaiah 2:16
and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.
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