Eze 27:9, 13, 17, 19 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. The ancients of Gebal ] This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, . It was called Biblos by the Greeks. Thy calkers ] Those who repaired their vessels; paying , as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through. To occupy thy merchandise. ] That is, to be thy agents or factors .

‏ Ezekiel 27:9

Verse 9. The ancients of Gebal] This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Jos 13:5. It was called Biblos by the Greeks.

Thy calkers] Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through.

To occupy thy merchandise.] That is, to be thy agents or factors.

‏ Ezekiel 27:13

Verse 13. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech] The Ionians, the Tybarenians, and the Cappadocians, or Muscovites.

They traded the persons of men] That is, they trafficked in slaves. The bodies and souls of men were bought and sold in those days, as in our degenerate age. With these also they traded in brazen vessels.

‏ Ezekiel 27:17

Verse 17. Judah, and the land of Israel-traded in thy market wheat] The words have been understood as articles of merchandise, not names of places. So the Jews traded with the Tyrians in wheat, stacte, balsam, honey, oil, and resin.

‏ Ezekiel 27:19

Verse 19. Dan also and Javan] It is probable that both these words mean some of the Grecian islands.

Going to and fro] They both took and brought-imported and exported: but meuzal, from uzal, may be a proper name. What place is signified I cannot tell, unless it be Azal, a name, according to Kamoos, of the capital of Arabia Felix.