Ezekiel 27:16
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“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.”Ezekiel 27:16
What Does Ezekiel 27:16 Mean?
Ezekiel 27:16 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 27, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 27:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 28:13“Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.”Judges 10:6“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.”Proverbs 31:24“She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.”Job 28:18“No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”Ezekiel 16:10“I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.”Genesis 10:22“The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.”Genesis 28:5“And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.”Exodus 28:18“And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.”2 Samuel 8:5“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”2 Samuel 10:6“And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.”2 Samuel 15:8“For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.”Isaiah 7:1“And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.”Ezekiel 27:12“Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.”
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