Ezekiel 27:7

“Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt was your sail, to serve you as a banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was your awning.”

Ezekiel 27:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 27:7, word by word

Fine linenשֵׁשׁshesh

fine linen

Delicate white flax cloth.

Where else “shesh” appears
with embroideryרִקְמָהrikma

embroidery

Cloth decorated with colored threads.

Where else “rikma” appears
from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
wasהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
your sailמִפְרָשֵׂmifrase

sail

The cloth of a ship that catches the wind.

Where else “mifrase” appears
as a bannerנֵסnes

banner

A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.

Where else “nes” appears
blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet

violet-blue

Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.

Where else “techelet” appears
and purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman

purple

Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.

Where else “argaman” appears
from the coastlandsאִיֵּיiye

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

Where else “iye” appears
of Elishahאֱלִישָׁהelisha

Elishah

Elishah, a son of Javan; a people of the Mediterranean coasts.

Where else “elisha” appears
your awningמְכַסֵּmechase

covering

What covers: an awning, a garment, the worms covering a body; in Leviticus 9:19, the fat that wraps the inner parts.

Where else “mechase” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; your planking they made of ivory set in boxwood from the coastlands of Kittim.

7 · This verse (above)

8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your wise men, Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.

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