Ezekiel 27:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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.

Ezekiel 27:7 Cross References

Genesis 10:4

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1 Kings 10:28

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

1 Chronicles 1:7

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Exodus 25:4

and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair;

Proverbs 7:16

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

Isaiah 19:9

Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be ashamed.

Jeremiah 10:9

There is silver beaten into plates which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of cunning men.

Ezekiel 16:10

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.