Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 27:3-25

3andsayH559untoTyreלְצ֗וֹרle.TzorH6865, O thou that dwellest at the entry of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, which art themerchantרֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ro.Khe.letH7402of thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971untomanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227islesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Thou, OTyreצ֕וֹרTzorH6865, hastsaidH559, I amperfectכְּלִ֥ילַתke.Li.latH3632inbeautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

4Thybordersגְּבוּלָ֑יִךְge.vu.La.yikhH1366are in theheartבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of theseasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220, thybuildersבֹּנַ֕יִךְbo.Na.yikhH1129haveperfectedכָּלְל֖וּka.LuH3634thybeautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308.

5They havemadeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thyplanksלֻֽחֹתָ֑יִםlu.cho.Ta.yimH3871offirבְּרוֹשִׁ֤יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treesH1265fromSenirמִשְּׂנִיר֙mi.se.NirH8149: they havetakenלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947cedarsאֶ֤רֶז'E.rezH730fromLebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844tomakeH6213amastתֹּ֖רֶןTo.renH8650for thee.

6Of theoaksאַלּוֹנִים֙'a.lo.NimH437ofBashanמִבָּ֔שָׁןmi.Ba.shonH1316have theymadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thine oars; they havemadeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213thy benches ofivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127inlaid inboxwoodאֲשֻׁרִ֔ים'a.shu.RimH839, from theislesמֵאִיֵּ֖יme.'i.YeiH339ofKittimכִּתִּיִּֽים׃ki.ti.yimH3794.

7Offineשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8336linenH8336with broideredworkבְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.MahH7553fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714was thysailלְנֵ֑סle.NesH5251, that it might be to thee for an ensign;blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713from theislesמֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.YeiH339ofElishahאֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahH473was thineawningמְכַסֵּֽךְ׃me.kha.SekhH4374.

8Theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Zidon andArvadוְאַרְוַ֔דve.'ar.VadH719were thy rowers: thywiseH2450menH2450, OTyreצוֹר֙tzOrH6865, were in thee, they were thypilotsחֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃choe.La.yikhH2259.

9The ancients ofGebalגְבַ֤לge.ValH1380and thewiseוַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙va.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450thereof were in thee thy calkers:allכָּל־kol-H3605theshipsאֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of theseaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220with their mariners were in thee to occupy thymerchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

10Persiaפָּרַ֨סpa.RasH6539andLudוְל֤וּדve.LudH3865andPutH5414were in thinearmyבְחֵילֵ֔ךְve.chei.LekhH2428, thymenH376ofwarמִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421: theyhangedתִּלּוּ־ti.lu-H8518theshieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043andhelmetוְכוֹבַע֙ve.kho.Va'H3553in thee; theysetH5414forthH5414thy comeliness.

11Themenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofArvadאַרְוַ֣ד'ar.VadH719with thinearmyוְחֵילֵ֗ךְve.chei.LekhH2428wereuponעַל־'al-H5921thywallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961, and theGammadimוְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםve.Ga.ma.DimH1575were in thytowersבְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbe.mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhH4026: theyhangedתִּלּ֤וּti.LuH8518theirshieldsשִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshil.tei.HemH7982uponעַל־'al-H5921thywallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961; they haveperfectedכָּלְל֥וּka.LuH3634thybeautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308.

12Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8659was thymerchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of themultitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230ofallכָּל־kol-H3605kindsH1952ofrichesH1952; withsilverבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,tinבְּדִ֣ילbe.DilH913, andleadוְעוֹפֶ֔רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777, theytradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for thywaresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801.

13Javanיָוָ֤ןya.VanH3120,Tubalתֻּבַל֙tu.ValH8422, andMeshechוָמֶ֔שֶׁךְva.Me.shekhH4902, they were thy traffickers: theytradedרֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402thepersonsבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315ofmenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120andvesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178for thymerchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

14They of thehouseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004ofTogarmahתּוֹגַרְמָ֑הto.gar.MahH8425tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for thywaresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801withhorsesסוּסִ֤יםsu.SimH5483and war-horses andmulesוּפְרָדִ֔יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

15Themenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofDedanדְדָן֙de.DanH1719were thy traffickers:manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339were the mart of thinehandיָדֵ֑ךְya.DekhH3027: theybroughtהֵשִׁ֖יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thee in exchangehornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161ofivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127andebonyוְהָבְנִ֔יםve.hov.nimH1894.

16Syriaאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758was thymerchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of themultitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of thy handyworks: theytradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414for thywaresבְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃be.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801withemeraldsבְּ֠נֹפֶךְBe.no.fekhH5306,purpleאַרְגָּמָ֨ן'ar.ga.ManH713, and broideredworkמַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639, andfineוּבוּץ֙u.VutzH948linenH948, andcoralוְרָאמֹ֣תve.ra.MotH7215, andrubiesוְכַדְכֹּ֔דve.khad.KodH3539.

17Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and thelandוְאֶ֣רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they were thy traffickers: theytradedרֹכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402for thymerchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627wheatבְּחִטֵּ֣יbe.chi.TeiH2406ofMinnithמִ֠נִּיתMi.nitH4511, and pannag, andhoneyוּדְבַ֤שׁu.de.VashH1706, andoilוָשֶׁ֙מֶן֙va.She.menH8081, andbalmוָצֹ֔רִיva.Tzo.riH6875:

18Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834was thymerchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְso.char.TekhH5503for themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of thy handyworks, by reason of themultitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230ofallכָּל־kol-H3605kindsH1952ofrichesH1952; with thewineבְּיֵ֥יןbe.YeinH3196ofHelbonחֶלְבּ֖וֹןchel.BonH2463, andwhiteצָֽחַר׃Tza.charH6713woolוְצֶ֥מֶרve.Tze.merH6785.

19Vedanוְדָ֤ןve.DanH2051andJavanוְיָוָן֙ve.ya.VanH3120tradedנָתָ֑נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414with yarn for thywaresבְּעִזְבוֹנַ֖יִךְbe.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801: brightironבַּרְזֶ֤לbar.ZelH1270,cassiaקִדָּ֣הki.DahH6916, andcalamusוְקָנֶ֔הve.ka.NehH7070, were among thymerchandiseבְּמַעֲרָבֵ֖ךְbe.ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

20Dedanדְּדָן֙de.DanH1719was thy trafficker in precious cloths forridingלְרִכְבָּֽה׃le.rikh.BahH7396.

21Arabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938, they were themerchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503of thyhandיָדֵ֑ךְya.DekhH3027; inlambsבְּכָרִ֤יםbe.kha.RimH3733, andramsוְאֵילִים֙ve.'ei.LimH352, andgoatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260, intheseהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992were they thymerchantsסֹחֲרָֽיִךְ׃so.cha.Ra.yikhH5503.

22The traffickers ofShebaשְׁבָא֙she.Va'H7614andRaamahוְרַעְמָ֔הve.ra'.MahH7484, they were thy traffickers: theytradedH7402for thywaresעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801withchiefבְּרֹ֨אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallכָּל־kol-H3605spicesבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605preciousיְקָרָה֙ye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68, andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

23Haranחָרָ֤ןcha.RanH2771andCannehוְכַנֵּה֙ve.kha.NehH3656andEdenוָעֶ֔דֶןva.'E.denH5729, the traffickers ofShebaשְׁבָ֑אshe.Va'H7614,Asshurאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andChilmadכִּלְמַ֥דkil.MadH3638were they traffickers.

24Theseהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992were thy traffickers inchoiceבְּמַכְלֻלִ֔יםve.makh.lu.LimH4360wares, in wrappings ofblueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and broideredworkוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553, and in chests of rich apparel,boundחֲבֻשִׁ֛יםcha.vu.ShimH2280withcordsבַּחֲבָלִ֧יםba.cha.va.LimH2256and made of cedar, among thymerchandiseבְּמַרְכֻלְתֵּֽךְ׃be.mar.khul.TekhH4819.

25Theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659were thy caravans for thymerchandiseמַעֲרָבֵ֑ךְma.'a.ra.VekhH4627: and thou wast replenished, andmadeH3513veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966gloriousH3513in theheartבְּלֵ֥ב־be.LevH3820of theseasיַמִּֽים׃ya.MimH3220.

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