Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
all sorts of things—Hebrew, "perfections"; exquisite articles of finery [GROTIUS].
clothes—rather, "mantles" or "cloaks"; literally, "wrappings." For "blue," HENDERSON translates, "purple."
chests of rich apparel, bound with cords—treasures or repositories of damask stuffs, consisting of variegated threads woven together in figures [HENDERSON].
cedar—The "chests" were made of cedar, in order to last the longer; and it also keeps off decay and has a sweet odor.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 27:24:
Isaiah 23:1
Nahum 2:9
Nahum 3:16
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