Ezekiel 27

Lament over Tyre

1Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2“And you, son of man, 1take up a lamentation over Tyre; 3and say to Tyre, 2who dwells at the 3entrance to the sea, 4merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord 5God, “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.5They have 6made all your planks of fir trees from 7Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.6Of 8oaks from 9Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have 10inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of 11Cyprus.7Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your 12distinguishing mark; Your 13awning was 1415blue and purple from the coastlands of 16Elishah.8The inhabitants of Sidon and 17Arvad were your rowers; Your 18wise men, O Tyre, were 19aboard; they were your pilots.9The elders of 20Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.

10“21Persia and 22Lud and 23Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. 11The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the 24Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.

12“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares. 1325Javan, 26Tubal and 27Meshech, they were your traders; with the 28lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from 29Beth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares. 15The sons of 30Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were 31your market; 32ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment. 1633Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your 34goods; they paid for your wares with 35emeralds, purple, 36embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of 37Minnith, 38cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise. 1839Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your 40goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19Vedan and Javan paid for your wares 41from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and 42sweet cane were among your merchandise. 2043Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 2144Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were 45your customers for 46lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers. 22The traders of 47Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of 48spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold. 23Haran, Canneh, 49Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. 24They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of 50blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. 25The 51ships of Tarshish were 52the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very 53glorious In the heart of the seas.

26“Your rowers have brought you Into 54great waters; The 55east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas.27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow.28At the sound of the cry of your pilots The pasture lands will 56shake.29All who handle the oar, The 57sailors and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land,30And they will 58make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will 59cast dust on their heads, They will 60wallow in ashes.31Also they will make themselves 61bald for you And 62gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will 63weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.32Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a 64lamentation for you And lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?33When your wares went out from the seas, You satisfied many peoples; With the 65abundance of your wealth and your merchandise You enriched the kings of earth.3466Now that you are 67broken by the seas In the depths of the waters, Your 68merchandise and all your company Have fallen in the midst of you.35All the 69inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled at you, And their kings are horribly afraid; They are troubled in countenance.36The merchants among the peoples 70hiss at you; You have become 71terrified And you 72will cease to be forever.’”’”