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Ezekiel 27:20

Ezekiel 27:20
Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar,.... Arabia was a large country, divided into three parts, Arabia Deserts, or the desert; Arabia Petraea, or the rocky; and Arabia Felix, or the happy. Kedar was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ezekiel 27:12-24

The thread broken at Eze 27:8 is taken up, and the various nations are enumerated which traded with Tyre. Eze 27:12 Tarshish - Tartessus in Spain (marginal references). Spain was rich in the metals…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Dedan - Possibly the descendants of Dedan, son of Raamah, see Gen 10:7.

In precious clothes for chariots - Either fine carpets, or rich housings for horses, camels, etc., used for riding.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 27:1-25

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

On Dedan cf. Eze 27:27; Gen 25:3; Eze 25:13.

precious clothes for chariots Or, saddle cloths for riding.

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