Parallel Verses
Amplified
“The inhabitants of Sidon and [the island] of Arvad were your oarsmen;
Your skilled and wise men, O Tyre, were with you; they were your pilots.
New American Standard Bible
Your
King James Version
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Holman Bible
were your rowers.
Your wise men were within you, Tyre;
they were your captains.
International Standard Version
Your sailors were conscripted from Sidon and Arvad, and your officers served aboard as pilots.
A Conservative Version
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers. Thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee; they were thy pilots.
American Standard Version
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.
Bible in Basic English
The people of Zidon and Arvad were your boatmen; the wise men of Zemer were in you; they were guiding your ships;
Darby Translation
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, who were in thee, were thy pilots.
Julia Smith Translation
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were rowers to thee: thy wise, O Tyre, were in thee, they thy sailors.
King James 2000
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your mariners: your wise men, O Tyre, that were in you, were your pilots.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvan were your rowers; your {skilled men}, O Tyre, were {from your own people}, [and] they [were] your seamen.
Modern King James verseion
The residents of Sidon and Arvad were your seamen. Your wise ones, O Tyre, were in you, they were your sailors.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They of Sidon and Arvad were thy mariners, and the wisest in Tyre were thy shipmasters.
NET Bible
The leaders of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were your captains.
New Heart English Bible
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers: your wise men, Tyre, were in you, they were your pilots.
The Emphasized Bible
the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, Became rowers for thee, - Thine own skilled men O Tyre, were within thee, They were thy sailors:
Webster
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
World English Bible
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers: your wise men, Tyre, were in you, they were your pilots.
Youngs Literal Translation
Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They are thy pilots.
Themes
Art » Primitive » Of the mariner
Arvadites » Descendants of canaan
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » The sailors of
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 27:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament For Doomed Tyre
7
“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark (insignia);
Your [ship’s] awning [which covered you] was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor].
“The inhabitants of Sidon and [the island] of Arvad were your oarsmen;
Your skilled and wise men, O Tyre, were with you; they were your pilots.
“The elders of
All the ships of the sea with their mariners were with you to deal in your merchandise.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 10:18
and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.
1 Kings 9:27
And Hiram [king of Tyre] sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon.
Ezekiel 27:11
The men of Arvad with your army were upon your walls, all around, and the Gammadim (men of valor) were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls, all around; they perfected your beauty.
Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
Genesis 49:13
“Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
Joshua 11:8
The Lord handed them over to Israel, who struck them and pursued them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh; they struck them down until no survivor was left.
1 Kings 5:6
So now, command that they cut cedar trees from Lebanon for me, and my servants will join your servants, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the men of Sidon.”
2 Chronicles 2:13-14
“Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
Isaiah 10:9
“Is not Calno [conquered] like Carchemish [on the Euphrates]?
Is not Hamath [subdued] like Arpad [her neighbor]?
Is not Samaria [in Israel] like Damascus [in Aram]?
Jeremiah 49:23
Concerning Damascus [in Syria].
“Hamath and Arpad are perplexed and shamed,
For they have heard bad news;
They are disheartened;
Troubled and anxious like a [storm-tossed] sea
Which cannot be calmed.
Ezekiel 27:28
“The pasture lands and the countryside will shake
At the [piercing] sound of the [hopeless, wailing] cry of your pilots.