Lament over Tyre
27 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “And you, son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over Tyre; 3 and say to Tyre, (B)who dwells at the [a]entrance to the sea, (C)merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord [b]God,
“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4 “Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 “They have [c]made all your planks of fir trees from (D)Senir;
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 “Of (E)oaks from (F)Bashan they have made your oars;
With ivory they have [d]inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of (G)Cyprus.
7 “Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your [e]distinguishing mark;
Your [f]awning was [g](H)blue and purple from the coastlands of (I)Elishah.
8 “The inhabitants of Sidon and (J)Arvad were your rowers;
Your (K)wise men, O Tyre, were [h]aboard; they were your pilots.
9 “The elders of (L)Gebal 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 “(M)Persia and (N)Lud and (O)Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. 11 The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the [i]Gammadim 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. 13 (P)Javan, (Q)Tubal and (R)Meshech, they were your traders; with the (S)lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14 Those from (T)Beth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares. 15 The sons of (U)Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were [j]your market; (V)ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment. 16 (W)Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your [k]goods; they paid for your wares with (X)emeralds, purple, (Y)embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. 17 Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of (Z)Minnith, [l]cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise. 18 (AA)Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your [m]goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19 Vedan and Javan paid for your wares [n]from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and [o]sweet cane were among your merchandise. 20 (AB)Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 (AC)Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were [p]your customers for (AD)lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers. 22 The traders of (AE)Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of (AF)spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold. 23 Haran, Canneh, (AG)Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. 24 They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of [q]blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. 25 The (AH)ships of Tarshish were [r]the carriers for your merchandise.
And you were filled and were very [s]glorious
In the heart of the seas.
26 “Your rowers have brought you
Into (AI)great waters;
The (AJ)east wind has broken you
In the heart of the seas.
27 “Your 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.
28 “At the sound of the cry of your pilots
The pasture lands will (AK)shake.
29 “All who handle the oar,
The (AL)sailors and all the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships;
They will stand on the land,
30 And they will (AM)make their voice heard over you
And will cry bitterly.
They will (AN)cast dust on their heads,
They will (AO)wallow in ashes.
31 “Also they will make themselves (AP)bald for you
And (AQ)gird themselves with sackcloth;
And they will (AR)weep for you in bitterness of soul
With bitter mourning.
32 “Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a (AS)lamentation for you
And lament over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?
33 ‘When your wares went out from the seas,
You satisfied many peoples;
With the (AT)abundance of your wealth and your merchandise
You enriched the kings of earth.
34 ‘[t]Now that you are (AU)broken by the seas
In the depths of the waters,
Your (AV)merchandise and all your company
Have fallen in the midst of you.
35 ‘All the (AW)inhabitants of the coastlands
Are appalled at you,
And their kings are horribly afraid;
They are troubled in countenance.
36 ‘The merchants among the peoples (AX)hiss at you;
You have become [u]terrified
And you (AY)will cease to be forever.’”’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:3 Lit entrances
- Ezekiel 27:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 27:5 Lit built
- Ezekiel 27:6 Lit made
- Ezekiel 27:7 Or standard
- Ezekiel 27:7 Lit covering
- Ezekiel 27:7 Or violet
- Ezekiel 27:8 Lit in you
- Ezekiel 27:11 Or valorous ones
- Ezekiel 27:15 Lit the market of your hand
- Ezekiel 27:16 Lit works
- Ezekiel 27:17 Heb pannag
- Ezekiel 27:18 Lit works
- Ezekiel 27:19 Or with yarn
- Ezekiel 27:19 Or calamus
- Ezekiel 27:21 Lit customers of your hand
- Ezekiel 27:24 Or violet
- Ezekiel 27:25 Lit your travelers
- Ezekiel 27:25 Lit honored
- Ezekiel 27:34 Lit The time
- Ezekiel 27:36 Lit terrors
Cross references
- Ezekiel 27:2 : Jer 9:10, 17-20; Ezek 28:12
- Ezekiel 27:3 : Ezek 28:2
- Ezekiel 27:3 : Is 23:3
- Ezekiel 27:5 : Deut 3:9; 1 Chr 5:23; Song 4:8
- Ezekiel 27:6 : Is 2:13; Zech 11:2
- Ezekiel 27:6 : Num 21:33; Is 2:13; Jer 22:20
- Ezekiel 27:6 : Gen 10:4; Is 23:1, 12; Jer 2:10
- Ezekiel 27:7 : Ex 25:4; Jer 10:9
- Ezekiel 27:7 : Gen 10:4
- Ezekiel 27:8 : Gen 10:18; 1 Chr 1:16; Ezek 27:11
- Ezekiel 27:8 : 1 Kin 9:27
- Ezekiel 27:9 : Josh 13:5; 1 Kin 5:18
- Ezekiel 27:10 : Ezek 30:5; 38:5
- Ezekiel 27:10 : Ezek 30:5; 38:5
- Ezekiel 27:10 : Ezek 30:5; 38:5
- Ezekiel 27:13 : Gen 10:2; Is 66:19; Ezek 27:19
- Ezekiel 27:13 : Gen 10:2; Is 66:19; Ezek 27:19
- Ezekiel 27:13 : Gen 10:2; Ezek 38:2; 39:1
- Ezekiel 27:13 : Joel 3:3; Rev 18:13
- Ezekiel 27:14 : Gen 10:3; Ezek 38:6
- Ezekiel 27:15 : Jer 25:23; Ezek 25:13; 27:20
- Ezekiel 27:15 : 1 Kin 10:22; Rev 18:12
- Ezekiel 27:16 : Judg 10:6; Is 7:1-8; Ezek 16:57
- Ezekiel 27:16 : Ezek 28:13
- Ezekiel 27:16 : Ezek 16:13, 18
- Ezekiel 27:17 : Judg 11:33
- Ezekiel 27:18 : Gen 14:15; Is 7:8; Jer 49:23; Ezek 47:16-18
- Ezekiel 27:20 : Gen 25:3
- Ezekiel 27:21 : Is 21:13
- Ezekiel 27:21 : Is 60:7
- Ezekiel 27:22 : Gen 10:7; Is 60:6; Ezek 38:13
- Ezekiel 27:22 : Gen 43:11; 1 Kin 10:2
- Ezekiel 27:23 : 2 Kin 19:12; Is 37:12; Amos 1:5
- Ezekiel 27:25 : Is 2:16
- Ezekiel 27:26 : Ezek 26:19
- Ezekiel 27:26 : Ps 48:7; Jer 18:17; Acts 27:14
- Ezekiel 27:28 : Ezek 26:10, 15, 18
- Ezekiel 27:29 : Rev 18:17-19
- Ezekiel 27:30 : Is 23:1-6; Ezek 26:17
- Ezekiel 27:30 : 1 Sam 4:12; 2 Sam 1:2; Lam 2:10; Rev 18:19
- Ezekiel 27:30 : Jer 6:26; Jon 3:6
- Ezekiel 27:31 : Is 15:2; Ezek 29:18
- Ezekiel 27:31 : Is 22:12; Ezek 7:18
- Ezekiel 27:31 : Is 16:9; 22:4
- Ezekiel 27:32 : Ezek 26:17; 27:2; 28:12
- Ezekiel 27:33 : Ezek 27:12, 18; 28:4, 5
- Ezekiel 27:34 : Ezek 26:12; 27:26, 27
- Ezekiel 27:34 : Zech 9:3, 4
- Ezekiel 27:35 : Is 23:6; Ezek 26:16
- Ezekiel 27:36 : Jer 18:16; 19:8; 49:17; 50:13; Zeph 2:15
- Ezekiel 27:36 : Ps 37:10, 36