Verse 1
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Verse 2
son of man. See note on Ezekiel 2:1,
Tyrus. See note on Ezekiel 26:2.
Verse 3
the entry, &c. Denoting the insular Tyre.
people = peoples.
isles = coast, or maritime lands.
the Lord GOD. Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah. See note on Ezekiel 2:4.
Verse 4
builders = sons. Compare Iea. 62. c.
Verse 5
ship boards = planks.
fir = cypress.
Senir = Mount Hermon (Deuteronomy 3:9).
Verse 6
the company of the Ashurites, &c. = a daughter (or branch) of the Ashurites, &c. Ginsburg thinks this clause should read, "they have made thy benches with ivory [and] box = wood (or cypress)"; reading bith"ashshurim instead of bath-"aehshurim (= a daughter, or branch of the Ashurites), dividing and pointing the words differently. See note on Ezekiel 31:3; and compare Isaiah 41:19; Isaiah 60:13.
Chittim. Probably Cyprus.
Verse 7
Elishah. Probably the Greek AEolis: i.e. the coasts of Peloponnesus. Mentioned in Genesis 10:4 with Javan (Ionia).
Verse 8
Arvad. Now the island Er Ruad. Mentioned in 1 Macc .
mariners = rowers.
that were = they [were].
Verse 9
ancients = elders.
Gebal. Now Jebeil, on the coast between Beirut and Tripolis.
occupy = barter, or trade.
Verse 10
Lud . . . Phut. Compare Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:13,
men. Hebrew, plural of "enosh. App-14.
Verse 11
men = sons. Gammadims: or, valiant men.
Verse 12
Tarshish. See note on 1 Kings 10:22.
fairs, Occurs only in this chapter, and here, seven times: verses: Ezekiel 27:12, Ezekiel 27:14, Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 12:19, Ezekiel 12:22, Ezekiel 12:27, Ezekiel 12:33 ("wares ").
Verse 13
Javan = Ionia. Compare Genesis 10:4. These are named together in Genesis 10:2.
persons = souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Referring to the slave trade. See Revelation 18:13.
men = mankind. Hebrew "adam. App-14.
Verse 14
house: Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for descendants.
Togarmah (Genesis 10:3). Probably Armenia,
Verse 15
men = sons.
Verse 16
occupied = traded. Compare "occupy" in Luke 19:13.
Verse 17
the land of Israel. Hebrew "eretz Israel. One of three occurrences of this expression in this book with Hebrew "eretz (27, 17, Ezekiel 40:2, Ezekiel 47:18), instead of "admath, which occurs seventeen times. See note on Ezekiel 11:17.
Minnith. An Ammonite town not yet identified. Minyeh, south of Nebo, is suggested by Conder. Compare Judges 11:33.
Pannag. Some article of merchandise, or name of place, not now known.
Verse 18
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
Helbon. Now Helbon, in the mountains, thirteen miles north of Damascus.
Verse 19
Dan. Hebrew Vedan, or Wedaungoing to and fro. Hebrew. Meuzzal. Margin Meuzzal = from Uzal. Compare Genesis 10:27.
Verse 21
occupied = were the merchants of thy hand. Compare Ezekiel 27:15.
Verse 23
Haran. Now Harran, between the Euphrates and the Khabour (Genesis 11:35).
Canneh. Probably now Calneh, a Babylonian city (Genesis 10:10).
Eden. In Mesopotamia (2 Kings 19:12. Isaiah 37:12. Amos 1:5). Mentioned in the Inscriptions. Some suggest Aden, in Arabia. Asshur = Assyria. Chiba = tad. Now Kalwddha, near Baghdad.
Verse 26
Thy rowers. Continuing the symbol of a ship, used of Tyre in this chapter.
wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
Verse 27
occupiers = barterers, or traders.
in. A special various reading called Sevir (App-34), with four early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, omit this word "in".
company = gathered host.
Verse 28
suburbs. The root garash = to drive out or about. When used of a city it = suburbs; but, when used of the sea, it = the driving and casting about of the waves. Compare Isaiah 37:20. It means here that the waves of the sea lash themselves at the wailing of the pilots.
Verse 31
heart = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Verse 32
they. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "their sons". the destroyed: or, the silent one.
Verse 33
wares. See note on "fairs", Ezekiel 27:12.
Verse 34
In the time when thou shalt be broken: or, "Now thou art wrecked", with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.
Verse 36
be = become.
any more = for ever. Compare Ezekiel 26:21.