King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 27:20 Mean?
“Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. precious: Heb. clothes of freedom”
Context
18
Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. going: or, Meuzal
20
Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. precious: Heb. clothes of freedom
21
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. they occupied: Heb. they were the merchants of thy hand
22
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(20) **Dedan.**—See note on Ezekiel 27:15. “Precious clothes,” literally, *clothes of spreading,* by which saddlecloths are probably meant.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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