Ezekiel 27:11
“The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches,.... Some understand this of the sea, which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 27:10-11
The prophet here leaves the allegory of the ship to describe the armies of the Tyrians composed of mercenary soldiers.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The Gammadims were in thy towers - Some think these were a people of Phoenicia; others, that tutelar images are meant;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 27:1-25
Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, Eze 27:2. It was yet in the height of its…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
with thine army It is scarcely possible to render: men of Arvad, they werethine army. Some proper name seems required:…