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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 27:25 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Eze 27:25	King James	The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

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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]
sing of thee--personification; flay great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." FAIRBAIRN translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

sing of thee--personification; flay great merchant ships were palpable proofs of thy greatness. Others translate from a different Hebrew root, "were thy (mercantile) travellers." FAIRBAIRN translates, "Were thy walls." But the parallelism to "thou wast glorious" favors English Version, "sing of thee."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Did sing of thee - Or, were thy bulwarks, i. e., bulwarks of thy traffic. Others render it: "were thy caravans," thy merchandise.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Did sing of thee - Or, were thy bulwarks, i. e., bulwarks of thy traffic. Others render it: "were thy caravans," thy merchandise.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
The ships - The ships from all parts of the sea. Did sing - Had their songs to commend thy state.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

The ships - The ships from all parts of the sea. Did sing - Had their songs to commend thy state.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The ships of Tarshish - The ships of Tharsis, in Cilicia, were the chief of those which traded with thee.

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