Ezekiel 27:24
24. 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.
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