Ezekiel 27:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your ensign; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be an ensign for you; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor] was the [ship's] awning which covered you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail; it became your emblem. Your awning was made of blue and purple cloth from the coasts of Elishah.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Colorful fine linen from Egypt was woven for you as a sail to be placed upon the mast; hyacinth and purple from the islands of Elishah were made into your covering.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa were made thy covering.

Ezekiel 27:7 Cross References

Genesis 10:4

The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

1 Kings 10:28

Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders received them from Kue at a price.

1 Chronicles 1:7

The descendants of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Exodus 25:4

blue, purple, and crimson yarns and fine linen, goats’ hair,

Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my couch with coverings, colored spreads of Egyptian linen;

Isaiah 19:9

The workers in flax will be in despair, and the carders and those at the loom will grow pale.

Jeremiah 10:9

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the artisan and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is blue and purple; they are all the product of skilled workers.

Ezekiel 16:10

I clothed you with embroidered cloth and with sandals of fine leather; I bound you in fine linen and covered you with rich fabric.