Ezekiel 27

1 And it came [the] word of Yahweh to me saying.

The word of Jehovah came again to me, saying:

2 And you O son of humankind take up on Tyre a lamentation.

Son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre,

3 And you will say to Tyre (that sits *Q(K)*) at [the] entrances of [the] sea [the] trader of the peoples to islands many thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh O Tyre you you have said I [am] perfect of beauty.

and say to Tyre, O thou that didst dwell at the entrance of the sea, the merchant of the nations to many coasts! thus saith the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou hast said, “I am perfect in beauty.”

4 [were] in [the] heart of [the] seas Territories your builders your they perfected beauty your.

Thy borders are in the midst of the seas; thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

5 Fir trees from Senir they built of you all planks a cedar from Lebanon they took to make a mast on you.

They made all thy ship-boards of cypresses of Senir; they took cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

6 Oaks from Bashan they made oars your boards your they made ivory inlaid in pine from [the] islands of (Kittim. *Q(k)*)

Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars; thy benches they made of ivory inlaid in cedar from the coasts of the Chittaeans.

7 Fine linen with colorful weaving from Egypt it was sail your to become of you a sail blue and purple from [the] islands of Elishah it was covering your.

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou didst spread forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the coasts of Elisha were thy covering.

8 [the] inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad they were rowers of you skillful [people] your O Tyre they were in you they [were] sailors your.

The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

9 [the] elders of Gebal and wise [people] its they were in you [the] repairers of leaks your all [the] ships of the sea and mariners their they were in you to trade merchandise your.

The ancients of Gebal and the skilful men thereof were in thee, thy calkers; all the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee, to traffic in thy merchandise.

10 Persia and Lud and Put they were in army your men of war your shield and helmet they hung up in you they they gave splendor your.

Persians, and Lydians, and Lybians were in thine army, thy men of war; they hung up the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy glory.

11 [the] people of Arvad and Helech [were] on walls your all around and [the] Gammadites in towers your they were shields their they hung up on walls your all around they they perfected beauty your.

The men of Arvad and thine own army were upon thy walls round about, and brave warriors were in thy towers; they hung their shields upon thy walls round about; they made thy beauty perfect.

12 Tarshish [was] trader your from [the] abundance of all wealth for silver iron tin and lead they exchanged wares your.

Tarshish trafficked with thee on account of the abundance of all kinds of goods; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they traded in thy fairs.

13 Javan Tubal and Meshech they [were] traders your for [the] life of human[s] and vessels of bronze they exchanged merchandise your.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech trafficked with thee; the persons of men and vessels of brass they sold in thy market.

14 From Beth Togarmah horses and horsemen and mules they exchanged wares your.

They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

15 [the] people of Dedan [were] traders your islands many [were] [the] merchandise of hand your horns of ivory (and ebony *Q(k)*) they brought tribute your.

The men of Dedan trafficked with thee; many islands were at hand to thee for trade; they brought thee, for payment, horns of ivory, and ebony-wood.

16 Aram [was] trader your from [the] abundance of products your for turquoise purple and multicolored cloth and fine linen and corals and ruby they exchanged for wares your.

Syria trafficked with thee by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making; with carbuncles, purple and embroidered work, and fine linen, and corals, and rubies, they traded in thy fairs.

17 Judah and [the] land of Israel they [were] traders your for [the] wheat of Minnith and cake and honey and oil and balm they exchanged merchandise your.

Judah and the land of Israel trafficked with thee; with wheat of Minnith, and pastry, and syrup, and oil, and balm they traded in thy market.

18 Damascus [was] trader your in [the] abundance of products your from [the] abundance of all wealth for [the] wine of Helbon and wool of Zahar.

Damascus trafficked with thee on account of the multitude of the wares of thy making, on account of the abundance of all kinds of goods, in the wine of Helbon, and in white wool.

19 Vedan and Javan from Uzal for wares your they exchanged iron wrought cassia and calamus for merchandise your it was.

Vedan and Javan brought thread to thy market; wrought iron, cassia, and sweet reed were in thy fairs.

20 Dedan [was] trader your for clothes of material for riding.

Dedan brought cloth for riding, in traffic with thee.

21 Arabia and all [the] princes of Kedar they [were] [the] traders of hand your for lambs and rams and goats for them traders your.

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were at hand to traffic with thee; they traded with thee in lambs and rams and goats.

22 [the] traders of Sheba and Raamah they [were] traders your for [the] best of every spice and for every stone precious and gold they exchanged wares your.

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah trafficked with thee with all kinds of precious spices, and with all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

23 Haran and Canneh and Eden [the] traders of Sheba Asshur Chilmad [was] trader your.

Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad,

24 They [were] traders your (for beautiful garments *LA(bh)*) for garments of blue and multicolored cloth and for blankets of variegated cloth for ropes bound and made firm in market place your.

trafficked with thee in splendid apparel, in mantles of blue and embroidered work, in chests of damask bound with cords and made of cedar, in thy market.

25 [the] ships of Tarshish [were] travelers your merchandise your and you were filled and you were honored exceedingly (in [the] heart of *LB(ah)*) [the] seas.

The ships of Tarshish were the caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

26 On waters many they brought you the rowers you [the] wind of the east it broke you in [the] heart of [the] seas.

Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

27 Wealth your and wares your merchandise your mariners your and sailors your [the] repairers of leaks your and [the] traders of merchandise your and all [the] men of war your who [were] in you and with all company your which [was] in [the] midst of you they will fall in [the] heart of [the] seas on [the] day of downfall your.

Thy riches, and thy fairs, and thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the traders in thy merchandise, and all thy men of war within thee, and all thy multitude that is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

28 To [the] sound of [the] outcry of sailors your they will quake pasturelands.

At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the pastures around thee shall shake.

29 And they will come down from ships their all [those who] wield an oar mariners all [the] sailors of the sea to the land they will stand.

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

30 And they will make heard on you voice their so they may cry out bitter so they may bring up dust on heads their in ash[es] they will roll.

and shall cause their voice to be heard for thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast dust upon their heads, and roll themselves in ashes.

31 And they will make bald because of you baldness and they will gird themselves sackcloth and they will weep because of you with bitterness of emotion wailing bitter.

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

32 And they will take up concerning you in wailing their a lamentation and they will lament on you who? [is] like Tyre like one silenced in [the] middle of the sea.

And in their wailing they shall take up for thee a lamentation, and shall lament over thee, saying: “What city is like Tyre, like the Destroyed in the midst of the sea?

33 When went out wares your from [the] seas you satisfied peoples many by [the] abundance of wealth your and merchandise your you made rich [the] kings of [the] earth.

When thy wares went forth from the seas, thou didst satisfy many nations; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the abundance of thy riches and thy merchandise.

34 [the] time Being broken from [the] seas in [the] depths of [the] water merchandise your and all company your in [the] midst of you they have fallen.

Now thou art broken by the seas in the depth of the waters, and thy merchandise and all thy multitude in the midst of thee are fallen.

35 All [the] inhabitants of the islands they have been appalled on you and kings their they have shuddered shuddering they have been disconcerted faces.

All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings shudder; they are troubled in their countenance.

36 Traders among the peoples they have hissed on you terrors you have become and there not [will be] you until perpetuity.

The merchants among the nations hiss at thee. Thou art a desolation, and shalt exist no more forever.”