Ezekiel 27:9 meaning and explanation

The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel is told to take up a lament over Tyre, the great merchant city, and in this verse he pictures her as a magnificent ship manned by the finest crews. The elders of Gebal, a coastal city known for skilled craftsmen, served aboard as shipwrights, repairing the ship's leaks.

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