Ezekiel 27

A Lament for Tyre

1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Now you, *See ch. 2:1son of man, *See ch. 19:1raise a lamentation over Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre, who dwells at *[Isa. 23:1] the entrances to the sea, *[Isa. 23:3] merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:

"O Tyre, you have said,

‘I am *ch. 28:12perfect in beauty.’

4 Your borders are *ver. 25, 27in the heart of the seas;

your builders made perfect your beauty.

5 They made all your planks

of fir trees from *Deut. 3:9Senir;

they took *Judg. 9:15a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 Of *See Isa. 2:13oaks of Bashan

they made your oars;

they made your deck of pines

from *See Gen. 10:4the coasts of Cyprus,

inlaid with ivory.

7 *See ch. 16:10Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

was your sail,

serving as your banner;

blue and purple from *[See ver. 6above]the coasts of Elishah

was your awning.

8 The inhabitants of Sidon and *Gen. 10:18Arvad

were your rowers;

your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you;

they were *ver. 27, 29your pilots.

9 The elders of *1 Kgs. 5:18;Ps. 83:7Gebal and her skilled men were in you,

*ver. 27caulking your seams;

all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you

to barter for your wares.

10 *ch. 38:5"Persia and *ch. 30:5;[Isa. 66:19;Jer. 46:9] Lud and *ch. 38:5Put were in your army as your men of war. *[2 Sam. 8:7;Song 4:4]They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor. 11 Men of *[See ver. 8above] Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around, and men of Gamad were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they made *[See ver. 3above]perfect your beauty.

12 *ver. 25;ch. 38:13;See 1 Kgs. 10:22"Tarshish did *ver. 16, 18, 21business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your *ver. 14, 16, 19, 22wares. 13 *Gen. 10:2Javan, *ch. 32:26;38:2;39:1Tubal, and *ch. 32:26;38:2;39:1Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 From *ch. 38:6;Gen. 10:3Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules *ver. 12for your wares. 15 The men of *Gen. 10:7;See ch. 25:13Dedan*27:15 Hebrew; Septuagint Rhodes traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. 16 Syria *ver. 12did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares *ch. 28:13emeralds, *ch. 28:13purple, *ver. 7embroidered work, *1 Chr. 15:27;Job 28:18fine linen, coral, and *Isa. 54:12ruby. 17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise *See 1 Kgs. 5:9,11wheat of *Judg. 11:33Minnith, meal,*27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain honey, oil, and *See Gen. 37:25balm. 18 *Isa. 7:8;[ver. 16] Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and *Rev. 1:14wool of Sahar 19 and casks of wine*27:19 Probable reading; Hebrew wool of Sahar 19and Dan and Javan from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, *Ex. 30:24cassia, and *[Ex. 30:23]calamus were bartered for your merchandise. 20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of *Isa. 60:7Kedar were your favored dealers *Isa. 60:7in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. 22 The traders of *ch. 38:13;Gen. 10:7Sheba and *ch. 38:13;Gen. 10:7Raamah traded with you; they exchanged *ver. 12for your wares *Ex. 30:23the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. 23 *2 Kgs. 19:12Haran, Canneh, *2 Kgs. 19:12Eden, traders of Sheba, *Gen. 10:22Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of *ver. 7blue and *ver. 7embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. 25 *Ps. 48:7;Isa. 2:16;23:14The ships of *See ver. 12Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden *ver. 4in the heart of the seas.

26 "Your rowers have brought you out

into the high seas.

*See Jer. 18:17The east wind has wrecked you

in the heart of the seas.

27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,

your mariners and *ver. 8your pilots,

*ver. 9your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,

and all your men of war who are in you,

with all your crew

that is in your midst,

sink into the heart of the seas

*[ch. 26:18;32:10]on the day of your fall.

28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots

*[ch. 45:2;48:15,17]the countryside shakes,

29 and down from their ships

*[Rev. 18:17,18]come all who handle the oar.

The mariners and all the pilots of the sea

stand on the land

30 *[See ver. 29above] and shout aloud over you

and cry out bitterly.

*Lam. 2:10;Rev. 18:19They cast dust on their heads

*See Jer. 6:26and wallow in ashes;

31 they *See Isa. 3:24make themselves bald for you

and put sackcloth on their waist,

and they weep over you in bitterness of soul,

with bitter mourning.

32 In their wailing they *See ch. 19:1raise a lamentation for you

and lament over you:

*[Rev. 18:18]‘Who is like Tyre,

like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?

33 When your wares came from the seas,

*[Rev. 18:15,19]you satisfied many peoples;

with your abundant wealth and merchandise

*[Rev. 18:15,19]you enriched the kings of the earth.

34 Now *[ch. 26:19]you are wrecked by the seas,

in the depths of the waters;

your merchandise and all your crew in your midst

have sunk with you.

35 *ch. 26:15,16All the inhabitants of the coastlands

are appalled at you,

and *[ch. 32:10]the hair of their kings bristles with horror;

their faces are convulsed.

36 *Rev. 18:11The merchants among the peoples *See Jer. 18:16hiss at you;

*ch. 26:21;28:19you have come to a dreadful end

and shall be no more forever.’"