Ezekiel 27:7 meaning and explanation
Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
Ezekiel 27:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel 27 is a lament over Tyre, the great Phoenician trading city, pictured as a magnificent ship. In verse 7 the Lord, through the prophet, describes the ship's fittings: embroidered linen from Egypt became its sail and banner, and blue and purple cloth from the coasts of Elishah its awning.
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