Ezekiel 27 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

1This message came to me from the LORD:

2“Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,

2"Son of Man, compose a mourning song for Tyre.

3and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

3Tell Tyre, who lives at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea, who serves as the international merchant to many coastal districts: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Tyre, you've been claiming, "I am beauty perfected.'

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

4You've set your national boundary in international waters. Your builders made you downright beautiful!"'"

5They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.

5They brought in a ship made with pine planking from Senir, configured with a mast carved from a cedar from Lebanon,

6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.

6equipped with oars made from oaks from Bashan, with ivory-inlaid cypress wood decking imported from the coastlands of Cypress,

7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

7with sails made with embroidered Egyptian linen, festooned with blue banners, and with your sun shades made with purple cloth from Cypress.

8“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.

8Your sailors were conscripted from Sidon and Arvad, and your officers served aboard as pilots.

9Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.

9The wise men and elders from Gebal accompanied you, serving as ship's carpenters. All the maritime navies and their seaman also accompanied you to assist you in doing business internationally."

10“Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you.

10"Soldiers from Persia, Lud, and Libya, served in your army. They were your mighty soldiers. Their helmets and shields adorned your barracks walls, and they won battle decorations for you.

11Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.

11Mercenaries from Arvad and Helech stood guard duty on your walls, while brave men manned your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls— just the right touch to perfect your interior decorating!"

12“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

12Tarshish was your business partner because of your phenomenal wealth. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

13Greece, Tubal, and Meshech bartered with you, exchanging slaves and bronze vessels for your wares.

14Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.

14Beth-togarmah traded horses, war horses, and mules in exchange for what you had to sell.

15The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

15Men from the low country south of Edom and many of the coastlands were your markets for ivory tusks and ebony that they brought to trade with you.

16Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.

16"Aram was one of your customers because you had so much merchandise. They paid by trading turquoise, purple yarn, embroidered goods, Egyptian linen, coral, and rubies.

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

17The territories of Judah and Israel were your clients, too. They traded wheat from their distribution centers, baked goods, honey, oil, and ointments for your merchandise.

18Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.

18"Because you have so much to sell and are so rich, Damascus has been your trading partner, exchanging wine from Helbon, unbleached wool,

19Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.

19and casks of wine from Izal for your wrought iron, cassia wood, and aromatic reeds.

20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

20"Dedan traded with you, exchanging riding blankets.

21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

21Arabia, including all the princes of Kedar, came to you, shopping for lambs, rams, and goats.

22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

22Traders from Sheba and Raamah paid for the best of what you had to offer with all types of spices, precious stones, and gold.

23Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.

23Haran, Canneh, Eden, merchants from Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad did business with you,

24These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.

24trading garments made into the finest blue and embroidered mantels, and also multi-colored carpets, ropes, and other merchandise.

25“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

25Ocean-going fleets carried your merchandise." "How filled you were! How glorious you were, at home in the heart of the sea!

26Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.

26But your rowers have brought you into dangerous waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the ocean!

27“Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.

27Your wealth, your products, your merchandise your sailors, your pilots, your tailors, your salesmen, all your mercenaries with you— your entire company with you— will fall into the midst of the sea on the day when you're overthrown!

28The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

28When your ships' captains cry out, the pasturelands along the coast will cry out!

29“All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore.

29Everyone who handles an oar will abandon ship, they'll head straight for dry land,

30They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;

30and they will cry so loud you won't be able to make yourself heard! How bitterly they'll cry! They'll throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes.

31They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

31They'll shave their heads bald because of you. They'll dress themselves in sackcloth and weep for you with deep bitterness of heart, with the most pitiful of mourning.

32In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: ‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea?

32In the depth of their despair they'll compose a lament for you. This is what they'll say: 'Who is like Tyre? Who is so silent in the midst of the sea?'

33‘When your wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.

33Your merchandise went out over the oceans to satisfy many nations; with the abundance of your wealth you enriched the kings of the earth.

34But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.

34"But now it's your time to be wrecked at the bottom of the sea! Your products and your workers have sunk, and so have you!

35All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you; Their kings will be greatly afraid, And their countenance will be troubled.

35Everyone who lives by the sea is appalled at your destruction. Their leaders are terrified— their faces reflect their fears!

36The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’ ” ’ ”

36Traders circulate among the people, hissing at you. What a horror you've become! Now you will cease to exist forever and ever!"

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