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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’ ” |
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