Ezekiel 27

Ezekiel takes up a lament for Tyre, depicting her as a magnificent merchant ship built from the finest materials and trading with all the known world. Her riches, wares, and merchants are catalogued in detail — but she will sink into the heart of the seas, and the nations will be horrified at her end.

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1	The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,	The word of the LORD came to me:
2	Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;	"Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre."
3	And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.	"Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts: This is what the Lord GOD says: You say, Tyre, 'I am perfect in beauty.'"
4	Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.	"Your domain was on the high seas. Your builders brought Your beauty to perfection."
5	They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.	"They made all Your planks from pine trees of Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make the mast for You."
6	Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.	"Of oaks from Bashan they made Your oars. Of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made Your deck, inlaid with ivory."
7	Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.	"Your sail was of embroidered linen from Egypt and served as Your banner. Your awning was of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah."
8	The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.	"Men of Sidon and Arvad were Your oarsmen. Your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as Your sailors."
9	The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.	"Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as caulkers of Your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came to You to trade for Your wares."
10	They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.	"Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as soldiers in Your army. They hung their shields and helmets on Your walls, bringing You splendor."
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.	"Men of Arvad and Helech manned Your walls all around. The men of Gammad were in Your towers. They hung their shields around Your walls and brought Your beauty to perfection."
12	Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.	"Tarshish did business with You because of Your great wealth of goods. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for Your merchandise."
13	Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.	"Greece, Tubal, and Meshech traded with You. They bartered human beings and articles of bronze for Your wares."
14	They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.	"From Beth Togarmah they exchanged warhorses, work horses, and mules for Your merchandise."
15	The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.	"The men of Rhodes traded with You, and many coastlands were Your customers. They brought You ivory tusks and ebony as payment."
16	Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.	"Aram did business with You because of Your many products. They exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for Your merchandise."
17	Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.	"Judah and the land of Israel traded with You. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, and confections, honey, olive oil, and balm for Your wares."
18	Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.	"Damascus did business with You because of Your many products and Your great wealth. They offered wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar."
19	Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.	"Vedan and Javan from Uzal bought Your merchandise. They exchanged wrought iron, cassia, and calamus for Your wares."
20	Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.	"Dedan traded in saddlecloths for riding."
21	Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.	"Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were Your customers. They traded with You in lambs, rams, and goats."
22	The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.	"The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with You. For Your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all spices and precious stones and gold."
23	Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.	"Haran, Canneh, and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad traded with You."
24	These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.	"In Your marketplace they traded with You in choice garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs, and tightly wound cords."
25	The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.	"The ships of Tarshish served as carriers for Your wares. You were filled with heavy cargo as You sailed the sea."
26	Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.	"Your oarsmen took You out to the high seas. But the east wind has shattered You in the heart of the sea."
27	Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.	"Your wealth, merchandise, and wares, Your mariners and sailors, Your caulkers, Your merchants and soldiers, and all the other people on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of Your shipwreck."
28	The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.	"The coastlands will quake when Your sailors cry out."
29	And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;	"All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore."
30	And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:	"They will raise their voice and cry out bitterly over You. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes."
31	And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.	"They will shave their heads because of You and put on sackcloth. They will weep over You with anguish of soul and bitter mourning."
32	And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?	"In their wailing they will take up a lament concerning You and mourn over You: 'Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?'"
33	When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.	"When Your merchandise went out on the seas, You satisfied many nations. With Your great wealth and Your wares You enriched the kings of the earth."
34	In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.	"Now You are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters. Your wares and all Your company have gone down with You."
35	All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.	"All who live in the coastlands are appalled at You. Their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear."
36	The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.	"The merchants among the nations hiss at you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more."