Ezekiel 27:7
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“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.”Ezekiel 27:7
What Does Ezekiel 27:7 Mean?
Ezekiel 27:7 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 27, verse 7 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 27:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 19:9“Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.”Exodus 25:4“And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,”Jeremiah 10:9“Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.”Genesis 10:4“And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.”Genesis 41:42“And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;”Proverbs 7:16“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.”Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:”Genesis 10:2“The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”Judges 8:26“And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.”1 Kings 10:28“And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.”1 Chronicles 1:7“And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.”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.”Ezekiel 27:27“Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.”
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