The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
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Gill's Exposition
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches,.... Some understand this of the sea, which is sometimes called Tarshish; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it here: and the…
The prophet here leaves the allegory of the ship to describe the armies of the Tyrians composed of mercenary soldiers. Eze 27:10 Persia - The name of this people does not occur in the more ancient…
Adam Clarke
The Gammadims were in thy towers - Some think these were a people of Phoenicia; others, that tutelar images are meant; others, that the word expresses strong men, Who acted as guards. The Vulgate…
Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, Eze 27:2. It was yet in the height of its prosperity, and there appeared not the least symptom of its decay; yet the prophet must…
Cambridge Bible
with thine army It is scarcely possible to render: men of Arvad, they werethine army. Some proper name seems required: the men of Arvad and of … Cornill conjectures Hethlon (Eze 47:15; Eze 48:1),…