Ezequiel 27:5

5 'De los cipreses de Senir te han hecho todas tus tablas; del Líbano han tomado un cedro para hacerte un mástil.

Ezequiel 27:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:5

They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir
The same with Sion and Hermon, which the Sidonians called Sirion, and the Amorites Shenir, ( Deuteronomy 3:9 ) ( 4:48 ) here, it seems, grew the best of fir trees, of which the Tyrians made boards and planks for shipping; of these the two sides of the ship, as the word ^F18 here used in the dual number is thought to signify, or the fore and hind decks, were made. The Targum is,

``with fir trees of Senir they built for thee all thy bridges;''

the planks from which they went from one ship to another; but these are of too small consequence to be mentioned; rather the main of the ship is intended, which was built of fir planks; but ours made of oak are much preferable: they have taken cedars from Lebanon, to make masts for thee;
large poles for the yards and sails to be fastened to, for receiving the wind necessary in navigation; called the main mast, the foremast, the mizzenmast, and the boltsprit; all these are only in large vessels; whether the Tyrians had all of these is not certain; some they had, and which were made of the cedars of Lebanon; which, being large tall trees, were fit for this purpose. The Tyrians ^F19 are said to be the first inventors of navigation.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Mytwxl) "tabulata duplicia", Munster; "duas tabulas", Vatablus.
F19 "Prima ratem ventis credere docta Tyros." Catullus.

Ezequiel 27:5 In-Context

3 y di a Tiro, que está asentada en las entradas del mar, negociante de los pueblos de muchas costas: "Así dice el Señor DIOS: "Tiro, tú has dicho: "Soy de perfecta hermosura."

4 'En el corazón de los mares están tus límites; tus edificadores perfeccionaron tu hermosura.

5 'De los cipreses de Senir te han hecho todas tus tablas; del Líbano han tomado un cedro para hacerte un mástil.

6 'De encinas de Basán han hecho tus remos; tu cubierta de boj de las costas de Chipre han incrustado con marfil.

7 'De lino fino bordado de Egipto era tu vela para que te sirviera de distintivo; de azul y púrpura de las costas de Elisa era tu pabellón.