Ezekiel 27:7-9

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⁷For your sail, they used colorful linen made in Egypt.
    That sail was your flag.
The coverings over your cabin were blue and purple.
    They came from the coast of Cyprus.^[a]
⁸Men from Sidon and Arvad rowed your boats for you.
    Tyre, your wise men were the pilots on your ships.
⁹The elders and wise men from Byblos^[b]
    were on board to help put caulking^[c] between the boards on your ship.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors
    came to trade and do business with you.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 27:7 Cyprus Literally, “Elishah.” This might be the area near Enkomi, Cyprus, or it might be the Greek islands.
Ezekiel 27:9 Byblos Literally, “Gebal.”
Ezekiel 27:9 caulking Often a mixture of tar and rope that was put between the boards to make a ship watertight so that it would not leak. Also in verse 27.