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[Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim.
Ezekiel 27:6 — KJV
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Ezekiel 27:6
King James Version (KJV)
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Ezekiel 27:6
Verse 6 of 36
Commentary
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:6
Theological / DevotionalBashan. A fertile plateau region east of the Sea of Galilee (see on Joshua 12:4), famous for its oak forests and its cattle (see Ps. 22:12).
Company of the Ashurites. Literally, “daughter of the Ashurites,” the meaning of which in the context is obscure. If the two Hebrew words that are translated by the above phrase are joined together, the reading is “in cypress,” or “with cypress,” or “of pines” (RSV).
Benches. Heb. qeresh, generally meaning “board” (Ex. 26:15; etc.), here thought possibly to refer to the prow of the vessel. The RSV translates qeresh, “deck.”
Chittim. Specifically Cyprus, but more generally the islands and coastlands of the Mediterranean (see on Dan. 11:30).
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