Ezekiel 27:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt hath been thy sail, To be to thee for an ensign, Of blue and purple from isles of Elishah hath been thy covering.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 27:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- Exodus 25:4blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
- 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
- Isaiah 19:9The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
- Jeremiah 10:9Hammered 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.
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