Study it in the app“The elders of Gebal and her wise men were in you, repairing your cracks; all the ships of the sea and their sailors were in you to carry on your exchange.”
The eldersזִקְנֵיof Gebalגְבַלand her wise menוַחֲכָמֶיהָwereהָיוּin you,בָךְrepairingמַחֲזִיקֵיyour cracks;בִּדְקֵךְallכָּלthe shipsאֳנִיּוֹתof the seaהַיָּםand their sailorsוּמַלָּחֵיהֶםwereהָיוּin youבָךְto carry onלַעֲרֹבyour exchange.מַעֲרָבֵךְ
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appearsGebal
Gebal: a city of Phoenicia (ancient Byblos).
Where else “geval” appearswise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachame” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appearsrepair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “machazike” appearsbreach, damage
A breach or crack through which a building or a ship gives way. In 2 Kings 12 and 22 it is the damage to the house of YHWH that had to be repaired.
Where else “bidke” appearsship
Ship.
Where else “oniyot” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearssailor
"Mallach": a sailor, a seaman.
Where else “malache” appearstrade
To trade, barter.
Where else “arov” appearsmerchandise, trade
Trade, exchange; by extension the goods that are bought and sold.
Where else “maarave” appears8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your wise men, Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.
9 · This verse (above)
10Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war; shield and helmet they hung in you; they gave your splendor.
