Ezekiel 27

1 The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

2 “You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

And you, son of man, make a song of grief for Tyre;

3 and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

And say to Tyre, O you who are seated at the doorway of the sea, trading for the peoples with the great sea-lands, these are the words of the Lord: You, O Tyre, have said, I am a ship completely beautiful.

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.

Your builders have made your outlines in the heart of the seas, they have made you completely beautiful.

5 They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

They have made all your boards of fir-trees from Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make the supports for your sails.

6 They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.

Of oak-trees from Bashan they have made your driving blades; they have made your floors of ivory and boxwood from the sea-lands of Kittim.

7 Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.

The best linen with needlework from Egypt was your sail, stretched out to be a flag for you; blue and purple from the sea-lands of Elishah gave you shade.

8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.

The people of Zidon and Arvad were your boatmen; the wise men of Zemer were in you; they were guiding your ships;

9 The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.

The responsible men of Gebal and its wise men were in you, making your boards watertight: all the ships of the sea with their seamen were in you trading in your goods.

10 “‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.

Cush and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war, hanging up their body-covers and head-dresses of war in you: they gave you your glory.

11 The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.

The men of Arvad in your army were on your walls, and were watchmen in your towers, hanging up their arms on your walls round about; they made you completely beautiful.

12 “‘“Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Tarshish did business with you because of the great amount of your wealth; they gave silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

13 “‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; they gave living men and brass vessels for your goods.

14 “‘“They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.

The people of Togarmah gave horses and war-horses and transport beasts for your goods.

15 “‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.

The men of Rodan were your traders: a great number of sea-lands did business with you: they gave you horns of ivory and ebony as an offering.

16 “‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

Edom did business with you because of the great number of things which you made; they gave emeralds, purple, and needlework, and the best linen and coral and rubies for your goods.

17 “‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders; they gave grain of Minnith and sweet cakes and honey and oil and perfume for your goods.

18 “‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Damascus did business with you because of the great amount of your wealth, with wine of Helbon and white wool.

19 “‘“Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.

... for your goods: they gave polished iron and spices for your goods.

20 “‘“Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.

Dedan did trade with you in cloths for the backs of horses.

21 “‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.

Arabia and all the rulers of Kedar did business with you; in lambs and sheep and goats, in these they did business with you.

22 “‘“The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.

The traders of Sheba and Raamah did trade with you; they gave the best of all sorts of spices and all sorts of stones of great price and gold for your goods.

23 “‘“Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.

Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Asshur and all the Medes:

24 These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, among your merchandise.

These were your traders in beautiful robes, in rolls of blue and needlework, and in chests of coloured cloth, corded with cords and made of cedar-wood, in them they did trade with you.

25 “‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

Tarshish ships did business for you in your goods: and you were made full, and great was your glory in the heart of the seas.

26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.

Your boatmen have taken you into great waters: you have been broken by the east wind in the heart of the seas.

27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company which is among you, will fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.

Your wealth and your goods, the things in which you do trade, your seamen and those guiding your ships, those who make your boards watertight, and those who do business with your goods, and all your men of war who are in you, with all who have come together in you, will go down into the heart of the seas in the day of your downfall.

28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots, the pasture lands will shake.

At the sound of the cry of your ships' guides, the boards of the ship will be shaking.

29 All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land,

And all the boatmen, the seamen and those who are expert at guiding a ship through the sea, will come down from their ships and take their places on the land;

30 and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.

And their voices will be sounding over you, and crying bitterly they will put dust on their heads, rolling themselves in the dust:

31 They will make themselves bald for you, and clothe themselves with sackcloth. They will weep for you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

And they will have the hair of their heads cut off because of you, and will put haircloth on their bodies, weeping for you with bitter grief in their souls, even with bitter sorrow.

32 In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, ‘Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’

And in their weeping they will make a song of grief for you, sorrowing over you and saying, Who is like Tyre, who has come to an end in the deep sea?

33 When your wares came from the seas, you filled many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.

When your goods went out over the seas, you made numbers of peoples full; the wealth of the kings of the earth was increased with your great wealth and all your goods.

34 In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.

Now that you are broken by the seas in the deep waters, your goods and all your people will go down with you.

35 All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in their face.

All the people of the sea-lands are overcome with wonder at you, and their kings are full of fear, their faces are troubled.

36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”

Those who do business among the peoples make sounds of surprise at you; you have become a thing of fear, you have come to an end for ever.