King James Version
Ezekiel 27:4 in the King James Version says “Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. midst: Heb. heart” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. midst: Heb. heart”
Ezekiel 27:4 · KJV
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. of perfect: Heb. perfect of beauty
Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. midst: Heb. heart
They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. made: Heb. built
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. the company: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden company: Heb. daughter
KJV Study — Public Domain
“are in the midst”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“of the seas”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“Thy borders”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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