The Meaning of Ezekiel 27:8 Explained

Ezekiel 27:8

KJV: The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

YLT: Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They are thy pilots.

Darby: The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, who were in thee, were thy pilots.

ASV: The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The inhabitants  of Zidon  and Arvad  were thy mariners:  thy wise  [men], O Tyrus,  [that] were in thee, were thy pilots. 

What does Ezekiel 27:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 27

1  The riches and commerce of Tyrus
26  The great and irrecoverable fall thereof

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 27:8 mean?

Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were oarsmen your Your wise men Tyre were in you they [were] your pilots
יֹשְׁבֵ֤י צִידוֹן֙ וְאַרְוַ֔ד הָי֥וּ שָׁטִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ חֲכָמַ֤יִךְ צוֹר֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ הֵ֖מָּה חֹבְלָֽיִךְ

יֹשְׁבֵ֤י  Inhabitants 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
צִידוֹן֙  of  Sidon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִידֹון  
Sense: ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre.
וְאַרְוַ֔ד  and  Arvad 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַרְוָד  
Sense: a city-island near Sidon.
שָׁטִ֖ים  oarsmen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שׁוּט  
Sense: to go, go or rove about, go to and fro.
לָ֑ךְ  your 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
חֲכָמַ֤יִךְ  Your  wise  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
צוֹר֙  Tyre 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֹור 
Sense: the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast.
בָ֔ךְ  in  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
הֵ֖מָּה  they  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
חֹבְלָֽיִךְ  your  pilots 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: חֹבֵל  
Sense: sailor, seaman.