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Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus was inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Of</i> the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches <i>of</i> ivory, <i>brought</i> out of the isles of Chittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Of</i> oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks <i>With</i> ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your rudders; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars; They have made your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Oak trees from Bashan were shaped into oars; pine trees from Cyprus were cut for your deck, which was then decorated with strips of ivory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They made your oars from oaks in Bashan. They made your deck from pine trees on the shores of Cyprus. It had ivory set in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They took oak trees from Bashan to make oars; They made your deck out of pine from Cyprus And inlaid it with ivory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />equipped with oars made from oaks from Bashan, with ivory-inlaid cypress wood decking imported from the coastlands of Cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your deck with cypress wood inlaid with ivory, from the islands of Kittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thy oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They made your oars of oaks from Bashan, "" They have made your bench of ivory, "" A branch of Ashurim from islands of Chittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The oaks of Bashan they made thine oars; the house of the Ashurites made thy desk of ivory from the isles of Chittim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have formed your oars from the oaks of Bashan. And they have made your crossbeams from Indian ivory, and the pilothouse is from the islands of Italy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With oaks of Bashan they fashioned your oars, Your bridge, of ivory-inlaid cypress wood from the coasts of Kittim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory brought from the isles of China.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from the oaks of Bayshan they made your oars, and your boards they made of tusks of ivory from the islands of Khethites<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of the oaks of Bashan Have they made thine oars; Thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, From the isles of the Kittites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They made thine oars <i>of wood</i> out of the land of Basan; thy sacred utensils they made of ivory, thy shady houses of wood from the isles of Chetiim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-6.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=7699" 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">5</span>They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/437.htm" title="437: ’al·lō·w·nîm (N-mp) -- An oak. A variation of 'elown.">Of oaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/1316.htm" title="1316: mib·bā·šān (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Smooth, a region E. of the Jordan. Of uncertain derivation; Bashan, a region East of the Jordan.">from Bashan</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they made</a> <a href="/hebrew/4880.htm" title="4880: miš·šō·w·ṭā·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- An oar. Or mishshowt; from shuwt; an oar.">your oars;</a> <a href="/hebrew/339.htm" title="339: mê·’î·yê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Coast, region. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot; dry land, a coast, an island.">of wood from the coasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3794.htm" title="3794: kit·tī·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Javan, also his desc. and their land. ">of Cyprus</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they made</a> <a href="/hebrew/7175.htm" title="7175: qar·šêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship. From an unused root meaning to split off; a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of a ship.">your deck,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: šên (N-cs) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff.">inlaid with ivory.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter."></a> <a href="/hebrew/843.htm" title="843: ’ă·šu·rîm (N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Asher. Patronymic from 'Asher; an Asherite or descendant of Asher."></a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.…<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="/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/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12-13</a></span><br />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="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<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="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a></span><br />Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8</a></span><br />Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-6.htm">Acts 27:6</a></span><br />There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Psalm 48:7</a></span><br />With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Isaiah 60:9</a></span><br />Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11</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—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; the company of the Ashurites have made your benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.</p><p class="hdg">the oaks</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a></b></br> And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, <i>that are</i> high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a></b></br> Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.</p><p class="hdg">company [heb] daughters </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-4.htm">Genesis 10:4</a></b></br> And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.</p><p class="hdg">Kittim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Numbers 24:24</a></b></br> And ships <i>shall come</i> from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Jeremiah 2:10</a></b></br> For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Ashurites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Benches</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Blades</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Chittim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Company</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Cyprus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Inlaid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Kittim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Kittites</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Larch</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Oars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-9.htm">Pines</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Ashurites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Benches</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">Blades</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Chittim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Company</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Cyprus</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Deck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Inlaid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Kittim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Kittites</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Larch</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Oars</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Pines</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Wood</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'; 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The oaks of Bashan were highly valued for their durability and strength, making them ideal for crafting oars. This reference highlights the wealth and resourcefulness of Tyre, as they sourced the best materials for their ships. Biblically, Bashan is often associated with strength and abundance (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-10.htm">Deuteronomy 3:10-11</a>). The use of Bashan's oaks signifies the high quality and craftsmanship involved in Tyre's maritime endeavors.<p><b>of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck,</b><br>Cyprus, known in ancient times as Kittim, was famous for its abundant forests, particularly its cypress and cedar trees. The wood from Cyprus was prized for shipbuilding due to its resistance to rot and decay. This indicates Tyre's extensive trade networks and their ability to procure premium materials from distant lands. The mention of Cyprus also underscores the interconnectedness of ancient Mediterranean cultures and economies. The use of such wood for the deck suggests a focus on both functionality and luxury.<p><b>inlaid with ivory.</b><br>Ivory was a luxury item in the ancient world, often associated with wealth and opulence. The inlaying of ivory on the deck of a ship would have been a display of Tyre's prosperity and status. Ivory was typically sourced from Africa and India, indicating the far-reaching trade connections of Tyre. This opulence can be seen as a reflection of Tyre's pride and eventual downfall, as prophesied in <a href="/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>. The use of ivory also has symbolic connections to purity and value, which can be seen as a type pointing to the purity and worth of Christ, who is described as precious and without blemish (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the author of the book of Ezekiel, which contains prophecies and visions concerning Israel and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bashan.htm">Bashan</a></b><br>A region known for its strong and durable oak trees. It was located east of the Jordan River and was famous for its fertile land and robust livestock.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cyprus.htm">Cyprus</a></b><br>An island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, known for its valuable cypress wood. It was a significant center for trade and commerce in the ancient world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A prominent Phoenician city-state known for its wealth and maritime prowess. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a> is a lamentation over Tyre's impending downfall due to its pride and reliance on material wealth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/ivory.htm">Ivory</a></b><br>A precious material often used in ancient times for decoration and luxury items. It symbolizes wealth and opulence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride_and_materialism.htm">The Danger of Pride and Materialism</a></b><br>Tyre's reliance on its wealth and resources led to its downfall. Believers are reminded to place their trust in God rather than in material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Transience of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Just as Tyre's opulence could not save it, earthly wealth is temporary and cannot provide ultimate security or salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The judgment on Tyre demonstrates God's control over all nations and His ability to humble the proud. Believers should live in humility and reverence before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_using_resources_wisely.htm">The Importance of Using Resources Wisely</a></b><br>While resources like the oaks of Bashan and cypress wood are valuable, they should be used in ways that honor God and serve His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_reflect_on_our_own_lives.htm">The Call to Reflect on Our Own Lives</a></b><br>This passage encourages self-examination regarding where we place our trust and how we use the resources God has given us.<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/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_does_'born_of_the_spirit'_mean.htm">What role did Cyprus play in biblical events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_cyprus's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What role did Cyprus play in biblical events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_ezekiel_27_12-23_trade.htm">In Ezekiel 27:12-23, are the extensive trade routes and goods mentioned supported by archaeological findings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">The company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory.</span>--The literal rendering of this clause (with two words of doubtful meaning left blank) is, <span class= "ital">they made thy . . .</span> <span class= "ital">of tooth </span>(<span class= "ital">ivory</span>)<span class= "ital">, daughter of . . . </span>The sense will depend upon the filling up of these blanks. For the first there need be no difficulty. The word is used in <a href="/exodus/26-16.htm" title="Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.">Exodus 26:16</a> of the boards of the tabernacle, and here it is undoubtedly used of some planking about the ship; but it is in the singular number. It is hardly likely, therefore, to mean "benches" (<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, seats for the oarsmen), since there were usually two or three tiers of these on each side of the ship. It is now generally taken collectively of the planking of the deck. If the Hebrew text, as it stands, is quite correct, we must read the other word "daughter of Ashurites," for there is no authority for rendering "daughter" by <span class= "ital">company. </span>It is difficult or impossible to make any intelligible sense of this; but if the two Hebrew words now written separately be joined together, we shall have "in box-wood," the word being the same as in <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm" title="The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.">Isaiah 60:13</a>. There will still be a little doubt, as there is so often in Scripture, as to the exact wood intended, whether box-wood or the sherbin-cedar; but the general sense is plain--" they have made thy deck of ivory, <span class= "ital">inlaid </span>in box-wood."<p><span class= "bld">Isles of Chittim.</span>--Chittim is the Old Testament name for Cyprus, and hence "isles of Chittim" (as in <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm" title="For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.">Jeremiah 2:10</a>) stands for the islands and coasts whose fleets, in coming to the East, made their rendezvous at Cyprus. Thither were brought both the ivory from the African coast and the precious woods from various quarters.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - The high plateau of Bashan, the region east of the sea of Galilee and the Jordan, now known as the Hauran, was famous then, as it is now, for its oak forests and its wild cattle (<a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The company of the Ashurites</span>, etc.; better, with the Revised Version, <span class="accented">they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood</span>. The Authorized Version follows the present Hebrew text, but the name of the nation there is not the same as that of the Assyrians, and corresponds with the Ashurites of <a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">2 Samuel 2:9</a> - an obscure tribe of Canaanites, possibly identical with the Geshurites. A difference of punctuation or spelling (<span class="accented">Bithasshurim</span> for <span class="accented">Bath-asshu-rim</span>) gives the meaning which the Revised Version follows; <span class="accented">thasshur</span> being used in <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19</a> and Isaiah 60:13 for the box tree, or perhaps cypress, or larch, as forming part of the glory of Lebanon. The use of ivory in ship or house building seems to have been one of the arts for which Tyre was famous. So we have the ivory palace of Ahab, after he had married his Sidonian queen (<a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">1 Kings 22:39</a>) and those of the monarch who had married a Tyrian princess in <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a> (see also <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a>). For the use of such inlaid wood in later times, see Virgil, 'AEneid,' 10:137. Either the ivory or the wood is said to come from <span class="cmt_word">the isles of Chittim</span>. The word was about as wide in its use as the "Indies" in the time of Elizabeth. Josephus ('Ant.,' 1:06. 1) identifies it with Cyprus, which perhaps retains a memorial of it in Citium. The Vulgate, as in <a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Numbers 24:24</a>, identifies it here with Italy, and in <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Daniel 11:30</a> translates the "ships of Chittim" as <span class="accented">trieres et Romani</span>, while in 1 Macc. 1:1, it is used of Greece as including Macedonia. In <a href="/genesis/10-4.htm">Genesis 10:4</a> the Kittim appear as descended from Javan, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> are classed as Greeks or Ionians. The ivory which the Tyrians used probably came from Northern Africa, and may have been supplied through Carthage or other Phoenician colonies. A supply may have come also from Ethiopia through Egypt, or from the Red Sea ports, with which the Phoenicians carried on a trade with Arabia. Inlaid ivory-work, sometimes in wood, sometimes with enamel, is found both in Egyptian and Assyrian remains ('Dict. Bible,' <span class="accented">s</span>.<span class="accented">v</span>. "Ivory"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-6.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">[Of] oaks</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלּוֹנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_437.htm">Strong's 437: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oak, other strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Bashan</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבָּ֔שָׁן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bā·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1316.htm">Strong's 1316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your oars;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šō·w·ṭā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4880.htm">Strong's 4880: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wood from the coasts</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאִיֵּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’î·yê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_339.htm">Strong's 339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A habitable spot, dry land, a coast, an island</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Cyprus</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּתִּיִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(kit·tî·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3794.htm">Strong's 3794: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kittim -- a son of Javan, also his descendants and their land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽשׂוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your deck,</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(qar·šêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7175.htm">Strong's 7175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inlaid with ivory.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁן֙</span> <span class="translit">(šên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8127.htm">Strong's 8127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tooth, ivory, a cliff</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they (Ezek. 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