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Your builders made your beauty perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy borders <i>are</i> in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your borders <i>are</i> in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy borders are in the heart of the seas; thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and your control of the sea. You are a ship built to perfection. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your home is the sea. " 'Your builders made your beauty perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your home is the sea. Your builders made you like a beautiful ship; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You've set your national boundary in international waters. Your builders made you downright beautiful!"'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your borders [are] in the heart of the seas, "" Your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the heart of the seas are thy borders, Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the heart of the see thy bound; they building thee completed thy beauty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And situate in the heart of the sea. Thy neighbours, that built thee, have perfected thy beauty: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />for I have been positioned at the heart of the sea!’ Your neighbors, who built you, have filled up your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the heart of the sea was your territory; your builders perfected your beauty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your borders are in the midst of the seas, your builders have perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your borders in the heart of the seas and your builders perfected your beauty<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the heart of the sea thy sons have put beauty upon thee for Beelim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7685" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">A Lament for Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇū·lā·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">Your borders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">are in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the seas;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bō·na·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">your builders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3634.htm" title="3634: kā·lə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To complete, perfect. A primitive root; to complete.">perfected</a> <a href="/hebrew/3308.htm" title="3308: yā·p̄ə·yêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Beauty. From yaphah; beauty.">your beauty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Isaiah 2:16</a></span><br />against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a></span><br />The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a></span><br />You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a></span><br />This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Jeremiah 25:22</a></span><br />all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your borders are in the middle of the seas, your builders have perfected your beauty.</p><p class="hdg">midst [heb] heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/26-5.htm">Ezekiel 26:5</a></b></br> It shall be <i>a place for</i> the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken <i>it</i>, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Builders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-20.htm">Domain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Outlines</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Perfected</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Seas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Builders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Domain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Outlines</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Perfected</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Seas</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-1.htm">The riches and commerce of Tyrus</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">The great and irrecoverable fall thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your borders are in the heart of the seas;</b><br>This phrase highlights the geographical and economic significance of Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city-state. Located on the Mediterranean coast, Tyre was renowned for its maritime prowess and trade networks. The "heart of the seas" suggests Tyre's central role in sea trade, connecting various cultures and economies. This strategic position allowed Tyre to become a wealthy and influential city, often mentioned in the context of its commercial success (<a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8</a>). The imagery of being in the "heart of the seas" also conveys a sense of security and isolation, as the city was partially built on an island, making it difficult to besiege.<p><b>your builders perfected your beauty.</b><br>The builders of Tyre are credited with creating a city of remarkable beauty and architectural achievement. This reflects the city's prosperity and the skill of its craftsmen, who were known for their work in construction and artistry. The phrase suggests a sense of pride and accomplishment in the city's appearance and infrastructure. Historically, Tyre was famous for its impressive harbors, walls, and buildings, which were admired by contemporaries. The perfection of Tyre's beauty can be seen as a metaphor for its peak of power and influence, but it also foreshadows its eventual downfall due to pride and reliance on material wealth, as prophesied in <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Ezekiel 26:19-21</a>. This serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human achievements when they are not grounded in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and maritime prowess. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>, Tyre is depicted as a magnificent ship, symbolizing its commercial success and beauty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He uses vivid imagery to convey God's messages.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seas.htm">The Seas</a></b><br>Representing the vastness and the centrality of Tyre's influence and trade. The seas were crucial for Tyre's economic power and are metaphorically described as the city's borders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/builders.htm">Builders</a></b><br>Symbolic of those who contributed to Tyre's construction and prosperity. They represent the human effort and skill that went into making Tyre a powerful city.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word (lev) often signifies the center or core, indicating Tyre's central position in maritime trade and its influence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Tyre's beauty and wealth gave it a false sense of security. We must remember that true security comes from God, not material wealth or human achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_pride_in_downfall.htm">The Role of Pride in Downfall</a></b><br>Tyre's pride in its beauty and success led to its downfall. Pride can blind us to our vulnerabilities and lead us away from reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_success.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Success</a></b><br>Just as Tyre's beauty was perfected by human hands, it was also temporary. We should focus on eternal values rather than temporary successes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite Tyre's power, God was sovereign over its fate. This reminds us that God is in control of all nations and their destinies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing our dependence on God fosters humility. We should strive to build our lives on God's wisdom rather than our own understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27_conflict_with_tyre's_later_history.htm">Does Ezekiel 27’s depiction of Tyre’s downfall conflict with later accounts of Alexander the Great’s conquest and the city’s partial rebuilding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_tyre_uniquely_splendid_in_ezekiel.htm">Why does Ezekiel 27 portray Tyre as uniquely splendid when other contemporary sources suggest rivals of similar influence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_will_we_do_in_heaven.htm">What activities will we engage in Heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_tyre's_prophecy_match_history.htm">In Ezekiel 27, how can the prophecy of Tyre's total destruction be reconciled with historical evidence that Tyre persisted for centuries?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the midst of the seas</span>; literally, <span class="accented">in the heart</span> (Revised Version). The words were true of the island-city, but Ezekiel has already present to his thoughts the idealized picture of the city under the figure of its stateliest ship. The builders are ship-builders, and in the verses that follow we have a picture of the Bucentaur of the Venice of the ancient world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your borders</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּלָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·lā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are in the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seas;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your builders</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּנַ֕יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bō·na·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perfected</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּלְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·lə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3634.htm">Strong's 3634: </a> </span><span class="str2">To complete, perfect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your beauty.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפְיֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄ə·yêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3308.htm">Strong's 3308: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:4 Your borders are in the heart (Ezek. 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