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Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan <i>were</i> thy merchants; many isles <i>were</i> the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee <i>for</i> a present horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The men of Dedan <i>were</i> your traders; many isles <i>were</i> the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; they brought ivory tusks and ebony as your payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were customers at your hand; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your markets; ivory tusks and ebony they brought to you in payment <i>or</i> as gifts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Men of Dedan were also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your regular markets. They brought back ivory tusks and ebony as your payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Men of Dedan were also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your regular markets. They brought back ivory tusks and ebony as your payment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You also did business with people from Rhodes, and people from nations along the coast gave you ivory and ebony in exchange for your goods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were thy traffickers: many isles were the mart of thine hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People from Dedan traded goods with you. You traded with many people on the coasts, and they brought you ivory and ebony as payment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Rhodes traded with you; people of many coastal lands gave you ivory and ebony in exchange for your goods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Men from the low country south of Edom and many of the coastlands were your markets for ivory tusks and ebony that they brought to trade with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Dedanites were your clients. Many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were your traffickers; many islands were the market of your hand: they brought you in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thy hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sons of Dedan [are] your merchants, "" Many islands [are] the market of your hand, "" They sent back horns of ivory and ebony [for] your reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sons of Dedan are thy merchants, Many isles are the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Dedan thy merchants; many isles the traffic of thy hand: and they brought back horns of ivory and ebony.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were thy merchants: many islands were the traffic of thy hand, they exchanged for thy price teeth of ivory and ebony. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sons of Dedan were your merchants. The many islands were the marketplace of your hand. They traded teeth of ivory and of ebony for your price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Men of Rhodes trafficked with you; many coastlands were your agents; Ivory tusks and ebony wood they brought back as your payment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Rhodians traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The men of Deran were your merchants; many islands were the markets for the products of your hands; they brought you for presents horns of ivory for ointment, and frankincense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sons of Daran your Merchants, and many islands in the place of the merchandise of your hands, brought gifts to you: horns of oil and frankincense<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sons of the Rhodians were thy merchants; from the islands they multiplied thy merchandise, <i>even</i> elephants' teeth: and to them that came in thou didst return thy prices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-15.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=7790" 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">14</span>The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1719.htm" title="1719: ḏə·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Or Ddaneh; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory.">of Dedan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7402.htm" title="7402: rō·ḵə·la·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- Probably to go about. A primitive root; to travel for trading.">were your clients;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/339.htm" title="339: ’î·yîm (N-mp) -- Coast, region. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot; dry land, a coast, an island.">coastlands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5506.htm" title="5506: sə·ḥō·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Merchandise. From cachar: traffic.">were your market;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hê·šî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">they paid you with</a> <a href="/hebrew/814.htm" title="814: ’eš·kā·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A gift. For sakar; a gratuity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: šên (N-cs) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff.">ivory</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">tusks</a> <a href="/hebrew/1894.htm" title="1894: wə·hō·ḇə·nīm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Ebony (a kind of wood). Only in plural, from an unused root meaning to be hard; ebony.">and ebony.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.…<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/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/18-11.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="/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="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Jeremiah 10:9</a></span><br />Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, 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/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6-9</a></span><br />Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. / All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house. / Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-17</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / 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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a></span><br />From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10</a></span><br />May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.<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="/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="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a></span><br />I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.<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="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7</a></span><br />The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The men of Dedan were your merchants; many isles were the merchandise of your hand: they brought you for a present horns of ivory and ebony.</p><p class="hdg">Dedan</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Ezekiel 27:20</a></b></br> Dedan <i>was</i> thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7</a></b></br> And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3</a></b></br> And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.</p><p class="hdg">of ivory</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></b></br> For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12</a></b></br> The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Business</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Customers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Ebony</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Markets</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Mart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-9.htm">Present</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/acts/21-1.htm">Rhodes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Sea-Lands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Special</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Traffickers</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Tribute</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Business</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Customers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Ebony</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Ivory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Market</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Markets</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Mart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/acts/21-1.htm">Rhodes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Sea-Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Special</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Traded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Traffickers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Tribute</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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It was a significant trading center known for its caravans and commerce. The mention of Dedan highlights the extensive trade network that Tyre, the subject of <a href="/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>, had established. Dedan's involvement as a client indicates a relationship where Dedan provided goods or services in exchange for Tyre's offerings. This reflects the economic dependencies and alliances that were common in the ancient Near East. Dedan is also mentioned in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a>, indicating its continued relevance in regional trade and politics.<p><b>many coastlands were your market;</b><br>The reference to "many coastlands" underscores Tyre's far-reaching influence and trade connections across the Mediterranean and beyond. Tyre was a prominent Phoenician city known for its maritime prowess, and its ships traveled to various coastal regions, establishing trade routes and markets. This phrase suggests that Tyre's economic reach extended to numerous distant lands, making it a central hub in the ancient world. The coastlands could include regions such as Cyprus, Crete, and other parts of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, emphasizing the city's strategic importance in international trade.<p><b>they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.</b><br>Ivory and ebony were luxury items highly prized in the ancient world. Ivory, often sourced from elephants, was used for crafting intricate carvings, inlays, and other decorative items. Ebony, a dense black hardwood, was valued for its beauty and durability, often used in fine furniture and artistic works. The payment in such luxury goods indicates the wealth and opulence associated with Tyre's trade. This exchange of high-value items reflects the prosperity and affluence of Tyre, as well as the demand for exotic and rare materials in ancient markets. The mention of these specific goods highlights the city's role in the distribution of luxury commodities across the region.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedan.htm">Dedan</a></b><br>An ancient trading community, likely located in the Arabian Peninsula. Known for its commercial activities and trade relations with Tyre.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A prominent ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and extensive trade networks. Tyre is the primary subject of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>, which describes its grandeur and eventual downfall.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/ivory_and_ebony.htm">Ivory and Ebony</a></b><br>Luxury goods that were highly valued in ancient trade. Ivory was sourced from elephant tusks, and ebony was a dense, dark wood, both symbolizing wealth and opulence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/coastlands.htm">Coastlands</a></b><br>Refers to various distant lands and islands that engaged in trade with Tyre, highlighting the city's extensive maritime trade network.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who conveyed messages of judgment and restoration to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. His prophecies often included vivid imagery and symbolic language.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride_in_wealth.htm">The Danger of Pride in Wealth</a></b><br>Tyre's reliance on its wealth and trade led to its downfall. Christians are reminded to place their trust in God rather than material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_riches.htm">The Transience of Earthly Riches</a></b><br>The luxury goods traded by Tyre, such as ivory and ebony, symbolize the temporary nature of earthly wealth. Believers are encouraged to store up treasures in heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/global_influence_and_responsibility.htm">Global Influence and Responsibility</a></b><br>Tyre's extensive trade network highlights the influence and responsibility that come with wealth and power. Christians are called to use their resources for God's glory and the good of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's prophecies often include themes of judgment followed by restoration. This serves as a reminder of God's justice and mercy, encouraging repentance and hope.<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/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_24-27_conflict_with_mourning.htm">Does the command to remain silent in Ezekiel 24:24-27 conflict with other biblical instructions on mourning or expressions of grief?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Dedan.</span>--This Dedan is a descendant of Ham through Cush (<a href="/genesis/10-7.htm" title="And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.">Genesis 10:7</a>). The tribe was located in Arabia, probably upon the shores of the Persian Gulf (<a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm" title="The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanim.">Isaiah 21:13</a>). The Dedan of <a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm" title="Dedan was your merchant in precious clothes for chariots.">Ezekiel 27:20</a>, on the other hand, is a Semitic tribe, spoken of also in <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.">Ezekiel 25:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm" title="Flee you, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him, the time that I will visit him.">Jeremiah 49:8</a>. The "many isles" of this Dedan were the islands in the Persian Gulf, on the Arabian coast, and they were "merchandise" in the sense of supplying material for the commerce of Tyre. "Brought thee for a present" might seem to imply tribute, but the original rather conveys the idea of return payment. "Horns of ivory" is, literally, <span class= "ital">horns of teeth;</span> the name "horn" being simply a commercial term derived from the shape of the elephant's tusk. "Ebony" is a word used only here. It was brought both from India and Ethiopia, the wood from the latter being preferred.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The men of Dedan</span>. The name occurs again in Ver. 20, and has already met us in <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13</a> (where see note). Here the words probably refer to the <span class="cmt_word">many isles</span> of the Persian Gulf or the Red Sea. So the ships of Solomon and Hiram - ships of Tarshish (name used generically for merchant-vessels) - brought ivory among their other imports, starting from Ezion-Geber (<a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a>). Ebony came from Ethiopia and India. Virgil, indeed, names the latter country as the only region which produced it ('Georg.,' 2:115). Ceylon is at present one of the chief sources of supply. The LXX. curiously enough gives <span class="accented">Rhodians</span>, the Hebrew letters for d and r being easily mistaken by copyists. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-15.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">The men</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Dedan</span><br /><span class="heb">דְדָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1719.htm">Strong's 1719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[were] your clients;</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḵə·la·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_7402.htm">Strong's 7402: </a> </span><span class="str2">To travel for, trading</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coastlands</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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">were your market;</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they paid you with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·kā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_814.htm">Strong's 814: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gratuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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 /><br /><span class="word">tusks</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(qar·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ebony.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָבְנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·ḇə·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1894.htm">Strong's 1894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ebony (a kind of wood)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:15 The men of Dedan were your traffickers (Ezek. 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