New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 27

Lament over Tyre

1Moreover, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,takeשָׂ֥אsa'H5375up a lamentationקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015overעַל־'al-H5921Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865;

3and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Tyreלְצ֗וֹרle.TzorH6865,who dwellsהַיֹּשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.she.vo.teiH3427at theentranceH3996to the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,merchantרֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ro.Khe.letH7402of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971to manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227coastlandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “O Tyreצ֕וֹרTzorH6865,you have saidאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘I am perfectכְּלִ֥ילַתke.Li.latH3632in beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.’

4Your bordersגְּבוּלָ֑יִךְge.vu.La.yikhH1366are in the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220;Your buildersבֹּנַ֕יִךְbo.Na.yikhH1129have perfectedכָּלְל֖וּka.LuH3634your beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308.

5They havemadeבָּ֣נוּBa.nuH1129allכָּל־kol-H3605yourplanksלֻֽחֹתָ֑יִםlu.cho.Ta.yimH3871of firבְּרוֹשִׁ֤יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treesH1265fromSenirמִשְּׂנִיר֙mi.se.NirH8149;They have takenלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947a cedarאֶ֤רֶז'E.rezH730from Lebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213a mastתֹּ֖רֶןTo.renH8650for you.

6Ofoaksאַלּוֹנִים֙'a.lo.NimH437fromBashanמִבָּ֔שָׁןmi.Ba.shonH1316they have madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213your oarsמִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְmi.sho.Ta.yikhH4880;With ivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127they haveinlaidעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213your deckקַרְשֵׁ֤ךְkar.ShekhH7175of boxwoodאֲשֻׁרִ֔ים'a.shu.RimH839from the coastlandsמֵאִיֵּ֖יme.'i.YeiH339ofCyprusכִּתִּיִּֽים׃ki.ti.yimH3794.

7Your sailמִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְmif.ra.SekhH4666was of fineשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8336embroideredבְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.MahH7553linenH8336from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714So that it becameH1961yourdistinguishingH5251markH5251; Yourawningמְכַסֵּֽךְ׃me.kha.SekhH4374wasblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713from the coastlandsמֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.YeiH339ofElishahאֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahH473.

8The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִידוֹן֙tzi.dOnH6721andArvadוְאַרְוַ֔דve.'ar.VadH719were your rowersשָׁטִ֖יםsha.TimH7751; YourwiseH2450menH2450,O Tyreצוֹר֙tzOrH6865, wereaboard; they were your pilotsחֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃choe.La.yikhH2259.

9The eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofGebalגְבַ֤לge.ValH1380and her wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙va.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450were with you repairingמַחֲזִיקֵ֖יma.cha.zi.KeiH2388your seamsבִּדְקֵ֑ךְbid.KekhH919;Allכָּל־kol-H3605the shipsאֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of the seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220and their sailorsוּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙u.ma.la.chei.HemH4419were with you in order to dealלַעֲרֹ֖בla.'a.RoH6148in your merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

10“Persiaפָּרַ֨סpa.RasH6539andLudוְל֤וּדve.LudH3865andPutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316were in your armyבְחֵילֵ֔ךְve.chei.LekhH2428,your menH376of warמִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421.They hungתִּלּוּ־ti.lu-H8518shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043and helmetוְכוֹבַע֙ve.kho.Va'H3553in you; they setנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414forth your splendorהֲדָרֵֽךְ׃ha.da.RekhH1926.

11The sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Arvadאַרְוַ֣ד'ar.VadH719and your armyוְחֵילֵ֗ךְve.chei.LekhH2428were on your wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346, allaroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, and theGammadimוְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםve.Ga.ma.DimH1575were in your towersבְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbe.mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhH4026.They hungתִּלּ֤וּti.LuH8518their shieldsשִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshil.tei.HemH7982on your wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346allaroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439;they perfectedכָּלְל֥וּka.LuH3634your beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308.

12“Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8659was your customerסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503becauseH4480of the abundanceמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of allכָּל־kol-H3605kindsof wealthה֑וֹןHonH1952;with silverבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,tinבְּדִ֣ילbe.DilH913and leadוְעוֹפֶ֔רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777they paidנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for your waresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801.

13Javanיָוָ֤ןya.VanH3120,Tubalתֻּבַל֙tu.ValH8422andMeshechוָמֶ֔שֶׁךְva.Me.shekhH4902,they were your tradersרֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402; with thelivesבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and vesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178they paidנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for your merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

14Those fromBeth-togarmahמִבֵּ֖ית תּוֹגַרְמָ֑הmi.Beit to.gar.MahH1004 H8425gaveנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414horsesסוּסִ֤יםsu.SimH5483and warH6571horsesH6571and mulesוּפְרָדִ֔יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505for your waresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801.

15The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofDedanדְדָן֙de.DanH1719were your tradersרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402.Manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227coastlandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339wereyour marketסְחֹרַ֣תse.cho.RatH5506;ivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127tusksקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161and ebonyוְהָבְנִ֔יםve.hov.nimH1894they broughtהֵשִׁ֖יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725as your paymentאֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.RekhH814.

16Aramאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758was your customerסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503becauseH4480of the abundanceמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of yourgoodsמַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639;they paidנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for your waresבְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃be.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801withemeraldsבְּ֠נֹפֶךְBe.no.fekhH5306,purpleאַרְגָּמָ֨ן'ar.ga.ManH713,embroideredH7553workH7553,fineוּבוּץ֙u.VutzH948linenH948,coralוְרָאמֹ֣תve.ra.MotH7215and rubiesוְכַדְכֹּ֔דve.khad.KodH3539.

17Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and the landוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they were your tradersרֹכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402;with the wheatבְּחִטֵּ֣יbe.chi.TeiH2406ofMinnithמִ֠נִּיתMi.nitH4511,cakesוּפַנַּ֨גu.fa.NagH6436,honeyוּדְבַ֤שׁu.de.VashH1706,oilוָשֶׁ֙מֶן֙va.She.menH8081and balmוָצֹ֔רִיva.Tzo.riH6875they paidנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for your merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

18Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834was your customerסֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְso.char.TekhH5503because of the abundanceבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of yourgoodsמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639,becauseH4480of the abundanceמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of allכָּל־kol-H3605kindsof wealthה֑וֹןHonH1952,because of the wineבְּיֵ֥יןbe.YeinH3196of Helbonחֶלְבּ֖וֹןchel.BonH2463and whiteצָֽחַר׃Tza.charH6713woolוְצֶ֥מֶרve.Tze.merH6785.

19Vedanוְדָ֤ןve.DanH2051and Javanוְיָוָן֙ve.ya.VanH3120paidנָתָ֑נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414for your waresבְּעִזְבוֹנַ֖יִךְbe.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801from Uzalמְאוּזָּ֔לme.'u.ZalH187;wroughtעָשׁוֹת֙'a.shOtH6219ironבַּרְזֶ֤לbar.ZelH1270,cassiaקִדָּ֣הki.DahH6916andsweetH7070caneH7070were among your merchandiseבְּמַעֲרָבֵ֖ךְbe.ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

20Dedanדְּדָן֙de.DanH1719tradedרֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְro.khal.TekhH7402with you in saddleclothsבְבִגְדֵי־ חֹ֖פֶשׁve.vig.dei- Cho.feshH2667 H899for ridingלְרִכְבָּֽה׃le.rikh.BahH7396.

21Arabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938, they wereyour customersסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503forlambsבְּכָרִ֤יםbe.kha.RimH3733,ramsוְאֵילִים֙ve.'ei.LimH352and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260;for these they were your customersסֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃so.cha.Ra.yikhH5503.

22The tradersרֹכְלֵ֤יro.khe.LeiH7402ofShebaשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֔הve.ra'.MahH7484,they tradedרֹכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402with you; they paidנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for your waresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with the bestבְּרֹ֨אשׁbe.RoshH7218of allכָּל־kol-H3605kinds ofspicesבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314,and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605kindsof preciousיְקָרָה֙ye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

23Haranחָרָ֤ןcha.RanH2771,Cannehוְכַנֵּה֙ve.kha.NehH3656,Edenוָעֶ֔דֶןva.'E.denH5729,the tradersרֹכְלֵ֖יro.khe.LeiH7402of Shebaשְׁבָ֑אshe.Va'H7614,Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andChilmadכִּלְמַ֥דkil.MadH3638tradedרֹכַלְתֵּֽךְ׃ro.khal.TekhH7402with you.

24They tradedרֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙ro.khe.La.yikhH7402with you in choiceH4360garmentsH4360,in clothesבִּגְלוֹמֵי֙big.lo.MeiH1545ofblueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and embroideredH7553workH7553,and in carpetsוּבְגִנְזֵ֖יu.ve.gin.ZeiH1595of manyH1264colorsH1264andtightlyH723woundחֲבֻשִׁ֛יםcha.vu.ShimH2280cordsבַּחֲבָלִ֧יםba.cha.va.LimH2256, which wereamong your merchandiseבְּמַרְכֻלְתֵּֽךְ׃be.mar.khul.TekhH4819.

25Theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659werethe carriersשָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְsha.ro.Ta.yikhH7788for your merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.And you were filledוַתִּמָּלְאִ֧יva.ti.mal.'IH4390and were veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966gloriousוַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛יva.tikh.be.DiH3513In the heartבְּלֵ֥ב־be.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

26“Your rowersהַשָּׁטִ֖יםha.sha.TimH7751have broughtהֱבִיא֔וּךְhe.vi.'UkhH935you Intogreatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֤יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325; Theeastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windר֚וּחַRu.achH7307has brokenשְׁבָרֵ֖ךְshe.va.RekhH7665youIn the heartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

27Your wealthהוֹנֵךְ֙ho.neKhH1952,your waresוְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְve.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801,your merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627,Your sailorsמַלָּחַ֖יִךְma.la.Cha.yikhH4419and your pilotsוְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְve.choe.La.yikhH2259,Your repairersמַחֲזִיקֵ֣יma.cha.zi.KeiH2388of seamsבִדְקֵ֣ךvid.KekhH919,your dealersוְֽעֹרְבֵ֣יve.'o.re.VeiH6148in merchandiseמַ֠עֲרָבֵךְMa.'a.ra.vekhH4627And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your menH376of warמִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421whoH834are in you,With allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your companyקְהָלֵךְ֙ke.ha.leKhH6951that is in your midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432,Will fallיִפְּלוּ֙yi.pe.LuH5307into the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220On the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of your overthrowמַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ׃ma.pal.TekhH4658.

28At the soundלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the cryזַעֲקַ֣תza.'a.KatH2201of your pilotsחֹבְלָ֑יִךְchoe.La.yikhH2259The pastureH4054landsH4054willshakeיִרְעֲשׁ֖וּyir.'a.ShuH7493.

29Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the oarמָשׁ֔וֹטma.ShotH4880, Thesailorsמַלָּחִ֕יםma.la.ChimH4419andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the pilotsחֹבְלֵ֣יchoe.LeiH2259of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220Will comeוְֽיָרְד֞וּve.ya.re.DuH3381downH3381from their shipsמֵאָנִיּֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םme.'a.ni.yo.tei.HemH591;They will standיַעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ya.'a.Mo.duH5975on the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,

30And they willmakeוְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּve.hish.Mi.'uH8085their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963heardH8085overH5921youAnd will cryוְיִזְעֲק֖וּve.yiz.'a.KuH2199bitterlyמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751. They willcastוְיַעֲל֤וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָֽפָר֙'a.FarH6083on their headsרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םra.shei.HemH7218, They willwallowיִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ׃yit.pa.La.shuH6428in ashesבָּאֵ֖פֶרba.'E.ferH665.

31Also they will makeוְהִקְרִ֤יחוּve.hik.Ri.chuH7139themselvesbaldקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7139 H7144for you Andgirdוְחָגְר֖וּve.cha.ge.RuH2296themselves with sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242; And they willweepוּבָכ֥וּu.va.KhuH1058for you in bitternessבְּמַר־be.mar-H4751of soulנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315With bitterמָֽר׃MarH4751mourningמִסְפֵּ֥דmis.PedH4553.

32Moreover, in their wailingH5092they will takeוְנָשְׂא֨וּve.na.se.'UH5375up alamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015for youAnd lamentוְקוֹנְנ֖וּve.ko.NuH6969overעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you: ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is like Tyreכְצ֔וֹרkhe.TzorH6865,Like her whoH1822is silentH1822in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220?

33When your waresעִזְבוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801wentבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318out from the seasמִיַּמִּ֔יםmi.ya.MimH3220,You satisfiedהִשְׂבַּ֖עַתְּhis.Ba.'atH7646manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; With theabundanceבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of your wealthהוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙ho.Na.yikhH1952and your merchandiseוּמַ֣עֲרָבַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.ra.Va.yikhH4627You enrichedהֶעֱשַׁ֖רְתְּhe.'e.ShartH6238the kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

34Nowעֵ֛ת'etH6256that you arebrokenנִשְׁבֶּ֥רֶתnish.Be.retH7665by the seasמִיַּמִּ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3220In the depthsבְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־be.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, Yourmerchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֥ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companyקְהָלֵ֖ךְke.ha.LekhH6951Have fallenנָפָֽלוּ׃na.Fa.luH5307in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֥ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of you.

35Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the coastlandsהָאִיִּ֔יםha.'i.YimH339Are appalledשָׁמְמ֖וּsha.me.MuH8074at you,And their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u.mal.khei.HemH4428are horriblyשַׂ֔עַרSa.'arH8178afraidשָׂ֣עֲרוּSa.'a.ruH8175;They are troubledרָעֲמ֖וּra.'a.MuH7481in countenanceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36The merchantsסֹֽחֲרִים֙so.cha.RimH5503among the peoplesבָּ֣עַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971hissשָׁרְק֖וּsha.re.KuH8319at you;You have becomeהָיִ֔יתha.YitH1961terrifiedבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091And youwill ceaseוְאֵינֵ֖ךְve.'ei.NekhH369to be foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ ס'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’”’”

Lament over Tyre

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27