Ezekiel 27

Grief over Tyre

1Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2“And you, son of man, 1take up a song of mourning over Tyre; 3and say to Tyre, 2who sits at the 3entrance to the sea, 4merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘This is what the Lord 5God says: “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 juniper trees from 7Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.6Of 8oaks from 9Bashan they have made your rudders; With ivory they have 10inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of 11Cyprus.7Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your flag; Your 12awning was 13violet and purple from the coastlands of 14Elishah.8The inhabitants of Sidon and 15Arvad were your rowers; Your 16wise men, Tyre, were 17aboard; they were your sailors.9The elders of 18Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your leaks; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.

10“19Persia, 20Lud, and 21Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor. 11The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the 22Gammadim 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 merchandise. 1323Javan, 24Tubal, and 25Meshech, they were your traders; with human 26lives and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from 27Beth-togarmah gave horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise. 15The sons of 28Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were 29your market; they brought 30ivory tusks and ebony as your payment. 1631Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your 32goods; they paid for your merchandise with 3334emeralds, purple, 35colorfully woven cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of 36Minnith, 37cakes, honey, oil, and balsam they paid for your merchandise. 1838Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your 39goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19Vedan and Javan paid for your merchandise from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia, and spice reed were among your merchandise. 2040Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 2141Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were 42your customers for 43lambs, rams, and goats; for these they were your customers. 22The traders of 44Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your merchandise with the best of all 45balsam oil, and with all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23Haran, Canneh, 46Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of violet and colorfully woven cloth, and in blankets of two colors, and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. 25The 47ships of Tarshish were 48the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very 49glorious In the heart of the seas.

26“Your rowers have brought you Into 50great waters; The 51east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas.27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your seamen and your sailors, Your repairers of leaks, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your contingent 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 sailors, The pasture lands will 52shake.29All who handle the oar, The 53seamen and all the sailors of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land,30And they will 54make their voice heard over you And cry out bitterly. They will 55throw dust on their heads, They will 56wallow in ashes.31Also they will shave themselves 57bald for you And 58put on sackcloth; And they will 59weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.32Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a 60song of mourning for you And sing a song of mourning over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?33When your merchandise went out from the seas, You satisfied many peoples; With the 61abundance of your wealth and your merchandise You enriched the kings of the earth.3462Now that you are 63broken by the seas In the depths of the waters, Your 64merchandise and all your company Have fallen in the midst of you.35All the 65inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled at you, And their kings are horribly afraid; They 66have a troubled look.36The merchants among the peoples 67hiss at you; You have become 68terrified And you 69will cease to be forever.’”’”