Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 27

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came again unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Now, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,take upשָׂ֥אsa'H5375a lamentationקִינָֽה׃ki.NahH7015for Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865;

3And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Tyreלְצ֗וֹרle.TzorH6865,O thou that art situateהַיֹּשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.she.vo.teiH3427at the entryמְבוֹאֹ֣תme.vo.'OtH3997of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220, which arta merchantרֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ro.Khe.letH7402of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971for manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227islesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;O Tyreצ֕וֹרTzorH6865,thou hast saidאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559, I amof perfectכְּלִ֥ילַתke.Li.latH3632beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

4Thy bordersגְּבוּלָ֑יִךְge.vu.La.yikhH1366arein the midstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220,thy buildersבֹּנַ֕יִךְbo.Na.yikhH1129have perfectedכָּלְל֖וּka.LuH3634thy beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308.

5They have madeבָּ֣נוּBa.nuH1129all thy shipboardsלֻֽחֹתָ֑יִםlu.cho.Ta.yimH3871of fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֤יםbe.ro.ShimH1265of Senirמִשְּׂנִיר֙mi.se.NirH8149:they have takenלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947cedarsאֶ֤רֶז'E.rezH730from Lebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213mastsתֹּ֖רֶןTo.renH8650for thee.

6Ofthe oaksאַלּוֹנִים֙'a.lo.NimH437of Bashanמִבָּ֔שָׁןmi.Ba.shonH1316have they madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thine oarsמִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְmi.sho.Ta.yikhH4880;the companyבַּת־bat-H1323of the Ashuritesאֲשֻׁרִ֔ים'a.shu.RimH839have madeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213thy benchesקַרְשֵׁ֤ךְkar.ShekhH7175ofivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127, broughtout of the islesמֵאִיֵּ֖יme.'i.YeiH339of Chittimכִּתִּיִּֽים׃ki.ti.yimH3794.

7Fine linenשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8336with broidered workבְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.MahH7553from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714was that which thou spreadest forthמִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְmif.ra.SekhH4666to be thy sailלְנֵ֑סle.NesH5251;blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713from the islesמֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.YeiH339of Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahH473was that which coveredמְכַסֵּֽךְ׃me.kha.SekhH4374thee.

8The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִידוֹן֙tzi.dOnH6721and Arvadוְאַרְוַ֔דve.'ar.VadH719were thy marinersשָׁטִ֖יםsha.TimH7751:thy wiseחֲכָמַ֤יִךְcha.kha.Ma.yikhH2450men,O Tyreצוֹר֙tzOrH6865, thatwere in thee, were thy pilotsחֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃choe.La.yikhH2259.

9The ancientsזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Gebalגְבַ֤לge.ValH1380and the wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙va.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menthereof were in thee thy calkersמַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְma.cha.zi.Kei bid.KekhH2388 H919:all the shipsאֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of the seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220with their marinersוּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙u.ma.la.chei.HemH4419were in thee to dealלַעֲרֹ֖בla.'a.RoH6148thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

10They of Persiaפָּרַ֨סpa.RasH6539and of Ludוְל֤וּדve.LudH3865and of Phutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316were in thine armyבְחֵילֵ֔ךְve.chei.LekhH2428,thy menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421:they hangedתִּלּוּ־ti.lu-H8518the shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043and helmetוְכוֹבַע֙ve.kho.Va'H3553in thee; they set forthנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414thy comelinessהֲדָרֵֽךְ׃ha.da.RekhH1926.

11The menבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Arvadאַרְוַ֣ד'ar.VadH719with thine armyוְחֵילֵ֗ךְve.chei.LekhH2428wereupon thy wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and the Gammadimsוְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםve.Ga.ma.DimH1575were in thy towersבְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbe.mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhH4026:they hangedתִּלּ֤וּti.LuH8518their shieldsשִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshil.tei.HemH7982upon thy wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439;they have madeH3634thy beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308perfectכָּלְל֥וּka.LuH3634.

12Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8659wasthy merchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of all kind ofrichesה֑וֹןHonH1952;with silverבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,tinבְּדִ֣ילbe.DilH913,and leadוְעוֹפֶ֔רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777,they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801.

13Javanיָוָ֤ןya.VanH3120,Tubalתֻּבַל֙tu.ValH8422,and Meshechוָמֶ֔שֶׁךְva.Me.shekhH4902, they werethy merchantsרֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414the personsבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and vesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178in thy marketמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

14They of the houseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004of Togarmahתּוֹגַרְמָ֑הto.gar.MahH8425tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with horsesסוּסִ֤יםsu.SimH5483and horsemenוּפָֽרָשִׁים֙u.fa.ra.ShimH6571and mulesוּפְרָדִ֔יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

15The menבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Dedanדְדָן֙de.DanH1719werethy merchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402;manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339werethe merchandiseסְחֹרַ֣תse.cho.RatH5506of thine handיָדֵ֑ךְya.DekhH3027:they broughtהֵשִׁ֖יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thee fora presentאֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.RekhH814hornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161of ivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127and ebonyוְהָבְנִ֔יםve.hov.nimH1894.

16Syriaאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758wasthy merchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of the wares of thy makingמַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsבְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃be.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with emeraldsבְּ֠נֹפֶךְBe.no.fekhH5306,purpleאַרְגָּמָ֨ן'ar.ga.ManH713,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֤הve.rik.MahH7553,and fine linenוּבוּץ֙u.VutzH948,and coralוְרָאמֹ֣תve.ra.MotH7215,and agateוְכַדְכֹּ֔דve.khad.KodH3539.

17Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and the landוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they werethy merchantsרֹכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy marketמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627wheatבְּחִטֵּ֣יbe.chi.TeiH2406of Minnithמִ֠נִּיתMi.nitH4511,and Pannagוּפַנַּ֨גu.fa.NagH6436,and honeyוּדְבַ֤שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֙מֶן֙va.She.menH8081,and balmוָצֹ֔רִיva.Tzo.riH6875.

18Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834wasthy merchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְso.char.TekhH5503in the multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of the wares of thy makingמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639,for the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of all richesה֑וֹןHonH1952;in the wineבְּיֵ֥יןbe.YeinH3196of Helbonחֶלְבּ֖וֹןchel.BonH2463,and whiteצָֽחַר׃Tza.charH6713woolוְצֶ֥מֶרve.Tze.merH6785.

19Danוְדָ֤ןve.DanH1835 H2051also and Javanוְיָוָן֙ve.ya.VanH3120going to and froH235tradedנָתָ֑נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414in thy fairsבְּעִזְבוֹנַ֖יִךְbe.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801:brightעָשׁוֹת֙'a.shOtH6219ironבַּרְזֶ֤לbar.ZelH1270,cassiaקִדָּ֣הki.DahH6916,and calamusוְקָנֶ֔הve.ka.NehH7070,were in thy marketבְּמַעֲרָבֵ֖ךְbe.ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

20Dedanדְּדָן֙de.DanH1719wasthy merchantרֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְro.khal.TekhH7402in preciousחֹ֖פֶשׁCho.feshH2667clothesבְבִגְדֵי־ve.vig.dei-H899for chariotsלְרִכְבָּֽה׃le.rikh.BahH7396.

21Arabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152,and all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,they tradedסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503with theeיָדֵ֑ךְya.DekhH3027in lambsבְּכָרִ֤יםbe.kha.RimH3733,and ramsוְאֵילִים֙ve.'ei.LimH352,and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260: in these were theythy merchantsסֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃so.cha.Ra.yikhH5503.

22The merchantsרֹכְלֵ֤יro.khe.LeiH7402of Shebaשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614and Raamahוְרַעְמָ֔הve.ra'.MahH7484, they werethy merchantsרֹכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with chiefבְּרֹ֨אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all spicesבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314,and with all preciousיְקָרָה֙ye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68,and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

23Haranחָרָ֤ןcha.RanH2771,and Cannehוְכַנֵּה֙ve.kha.NehH3656,and Edenוָעֶ֔דֶןva.'E.denH5729,the merchantsרֹכְלֵ֖יro.khe.LeiH7402of Shebaשְׁבָ֑אshe.Va'H7614,Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, andChilmadכִּלְמַ֥דkil.MadH3638, werethy merchantsרֹכַלְתֵּֽךְ׃ro.khal.TekhH7402.

24These werethy merchantsרֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙ro.khe.La.yikhH7402in all sortsבְּמַכְלֻלִ֔יםve.makh.lu.LimH4360of things,in blueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504clothesבִּגְלוֹמֵי֙big.lo.MeiH1545,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553,and in chestsוּבְגִנְזֵ֖יu.ve.gin.ZeiH1595of rich apparelבְּרֹמִ֑יםbe.ro.MimH1264,boundחֲבֻשִׁ֛יםcha.vu.ShimH2280with cordsבַּחֲבָלִ֧יםba.cha.va.LimH2256,and made of cedarוַאֲרֻזִ֖יםva.'a.ru.ZimH729,among thy merchandiseבְּמַרְכֻלְתֵּֽךְ׃be.mar.khul.TekhH4819.

25The shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659did singשָׁרוֹתַ֖יִךְsha.ro.Ta.yikhH7788of thee in thy marketמַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627:and thou wast replenishedוַתִּמָּלְאִ֧יva.ti.mal.'IH4390,and made veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966gloriousוַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛יva.tikh.be.DiH3513in the midstבְּלֵ֥ב־be.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

26Thy rowersהַשָּׁטִ֖יםha.sha.TimH7751have broughtהֱבִיא֔וּךְhe.vi.'UkhH935thee into greatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersבְּמַ֤יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325:the eastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windר֚וּחַRu.achH7307hath brokenשְׁבָרֵ֖ךְshe.va.RekhH7665thee in the midstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

27Thy richesהוֹנֵךְ֙ho.neKhH1952,and thy fairsוְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְve.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801,thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627,thy marinersמַלָּחַ֖יִךְma.la.Cha.yikhH4419,and thy pilotsוְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְve.choe.La.yikhH2259,thy calkersמַחֲזִיקֵ֣י בִדְקֵ֣ךma.cha.zi.Kei vid.KekhH2388 H919,and the dealersוְֽעֹרְבֵ֣יve.'o.re.VeiH6148of thy merchandiseמַ֠עֲרָבֵךְMa.'a.ra.vekhH4627,and all thy menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421, that arein thee, and in all thy companyקְהָלֵךְ֙ke.ha.leKhH6951which isin the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee, shall fallיִפְּלוּ֙yi.pe.LuH5307into the midstבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of thy ruinמַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ׃ma.pal.TekhH4658.

28The suburbsמִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת׃mig.ro.ShotH4054shall shakeיִרְעֲשׁ֖וּyir.'a.ShuH7493at the soundלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the cryזַעֲקַ֣תza.'a.KatH2201of thy pilotsחֹבְלָ֑יִךְchoe.La.yikhH2259.

29And all that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the oarמָשׁ֔וֹטma.ShotH4880,the marinersמַלָּחִ֕יםma.la.ChimH4419, andall the pilotsחֹבְלֵ֣יchoe.LeiH2259of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,shall come downוְֽיָרְד֞וּve.ya.re.DuH3381from their shipsמֵאָנִיּֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םme.'a.ni.yo.tei.HemH591,they shall standיַעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ya.'a.Mo.duH5975upon the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

30And shall cause their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963to be heardוְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּve.hish.Mi.'uH8085against thee, and shall cryוְיִזְעֲק֖וּve.yiz.'a.KuH2199bitterlyמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751,and shall cast upוְיַעֲל֤וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָֽפָר֙'a.FarH6083upon their headsרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םra.shei.HemH7218,they shall wallowיִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ׃yit.pa.La.shuH6428themselves in the ashesבָּאֵ֖פֶרba.'E.ferH665:

31And they shall make themselves utterlyקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144baldוְהִקְרִ֤יחוּve.hik.Ri.chuH7139for thee, and girdוְחָגְר֖וּve.cha.ge.RuH2296them with sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יםsa.KimH8242,and they shall weepוּבָכ֥וּu.va.KhuH1058for thee with bitternessבְּמַר־be.mar-H4751of heartנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315andbitterמָֽר׃MarH4751wailingמִסְפֵּ֥דmis.PedH4553.

32And in their wailingבְּנִיהֶם֙be.ni.HemH5204they shall take upוְנָשְׂא֨וּve.na.se.'UH5375a lamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015for thee, and lamentוְקוֹנְנ֖וּve.ko.NuH6969over thee, saying, What city islike Tyreכְצ֔וֹרkhe.TzorH6865,like the destroyedכְּדֻמָ֖הke.du.MahH1822in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220?

33When thy waresעִזְבוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801went forthבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318out of the seasמִיַּמִּ֔יםmi.ya.MimH3220,thou filledstהִשְׂבַּ֖עַתְּhis.Ba.'atH7646manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;thou didst enrichהֶעֱשַׁ֖רְתְּhe.'e.ShartH6238the kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776with the multitudeבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thy richesהוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙ho.Na.yikhH1952and of thy merchandiseוּמַ֣עֲרָבַ֔יִךְu.Ma.'a.ra.Va.yikhH4627.

34In the timeעֵ֛ת'etH6256whenthou shalt be brokenנִשְׁבֶּ֥רֶתnish.Be.retH7665by the seasמִיַּמִּ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3220in the depthsבְּמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־be.ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֥ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627and all thy companyקְהָלֵ֖ךְke.ha.LekhH6951in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֥ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee shall fallנָפָֽלוּ׃na.Fa.luH5307.

35All the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the islesהָאִיִּ֔יםha.'i.YimH339shall be astonishedשָׁמְמ֖וּsha.me.MuH8074at thee, and their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u.mal.khei.HemH4428shall be soreשַׂ֔עַרSa.'arH8178afraidשָׂ֣עֲרוּSa.'a.ruH8175,they shall be troubledרָעֲמ֖וּra.'a.MuH7481in theircountenanceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36The merchantsסֹֽחֲרִים֙so.cha.RimH5503among the peopleבָּ֣עַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971shall hissשָׁרְק֖וּsha.re.KuH8319at thee; thou shalt be a terrorבַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotH1091, and never shalt beany moreעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ ס'ad- o.LamH5769 H5704.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27