Ezekiel 27:9-11

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⁹The elders and wise men from Byblos^[a]
were on board to help put caulking^[b] between the boards on your ship.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors
came to trade and do business with you.

¹⁰“‘Men from Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army. They were your men of war who hung their shields and helmets on your walls. They brought honor and glory to your city. ¹¹Men from Arvad and Cilicia were guards standing on the wall around your city. Men from Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields on the walls around your city and made your beauty complete.

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Footnotes

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.