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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 27:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 27:16 |
King James |
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
"Syria was thy mart for the multitude," &c. For "Syria" the Septuagint reads "Edom." But the Syrians were famed as merchants.
occupied--old English for "traded"; so in Luk 19:13.
agate--Others translate, "ruby," "chalcedony," or "pearls." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The multitude - The abundance of the Tyrian manufactures. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Syria - These were always a mercantile people. For the precious stones mentioned here see the notes on Exo 28:17 (note). |
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.