Ezekiel 27 Parallel Bible

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1	And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:	The word of the LORD came to me:	The word of the LORD came to me:
2	Thou therefore, O son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre:	“Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre,	“Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.
3	And say to Tyre that dwelleth at the entry of the sea, being the mart of the people for many islands: Thus saith the Lord God: O Tyre, thou hast said: I am of perfect beauty,	and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’	Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “’You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”
4	And situate in the heart of the sea. Thy neighbours, that built thee, have perfected thy beauty:	Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.	Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
5	With fir trees of Sanir they have built thee with all sea planks: they have taken cedars from Libanus to make thee masts.	They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.	They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6	They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy.	Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.	Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
7	Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa, were made thy covering.	Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.	Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
8	The inhabitants of Sidon, and the Arabians were thy rowers : thy wise men, O Tyre, were thy pilots.	The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.	Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.
9	The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof furnished mariners for the service of thy various furniture: all the ships of the sea, and their mariners were thy factors.	The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.	Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.
10	The Persians, and Lydians, and the Libyans were thy soldiers in thy army: they hung up the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy ornament.	“Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.	“’Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.
11	The men of Arad were with thy army upon thy walls round about: the Pygmeans also that were in thy towers, hung up their quivers on thy walls round about: they perfected thy beauty.	Men of 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 perfect your beauty.	Men of Arvad and Helek guarded your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.
12	The Carthaginians thy merchants supplied thy fairs with a multitude of all kinds of riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead.	“Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.	“’Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
13	Greece, Thubal, and Mosoch, they were thy merchants: they brought to thy people slaves and vessels of brass.	Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.	“’Greece, Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings and articles of bronze for your wares.
14	From the house of Thogorma they brought horses, and horsemen, and mules to thy market.	From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.	“’Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.
15	The men of Dedan were thy merchants: many islands were the traffic of thy hand, they exchanged for thy price teeth of ivory and ebony.	The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.	“’The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16	The Syrian was thy merchant: by reason of the multitude of thy works, they set forth precious stones, and purple, and broidered works, and fine linen, and silk, and chodchod in thy market.	Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.	“’Aram did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise.
17	Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil, and rosin in thy fairs.	Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm.	“’Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections, honey, olive oil and balm for your wares.
18	The men of Damascus were thy merchants in the multitude of thy works, in the multitude of divers riches, in rich wine, in wool of the best colour.	Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar	“’Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar
19	Dan, and Greece, and Mosel have set forth in thy marts wrought iron: stacte, and calamus were in thy market.	and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.	and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus.
20	The men of Dedan were thy merchants in tapestry for seats.	Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.	“’Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.
21	Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar, they were the merchants of thy hand: thy merchants came to thee with lambs, and rants, and kids.	Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.	“’Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.
22	The sellers of Saba, and Reema, they were thy merchants: with all the best spices, and precious stones, and gold, which they set forth in thy market.	The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.	“’The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.
23	Haran, and Chene, and Eden were thy merchants; Saba, Assur, and Chelmad sold to thee.	Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.	“’Harran, Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you.
24	They were thy merchants in divers manners, with bales of blue cloth, and of embroidered work, and of precious riches, which were wrapped up and bound with cords: they had cedars also in thy merchandise.	In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.	In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.
25	The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise : and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea.	The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.	“’The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.
26	Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the south wind hath broken thee in the heart of the sea.	“Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.	Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces far out at sea.
27	Thy riches, and thy treasures, and thy manifold furniture, thy mariners, and thy pilots, who kept thy goods, and were chief over thy people: thy men of war also, that were in thee, with all thy multitude that is in the midst of thee: shall fall in the heart of the sea in the day of thy ruin.	Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your 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 on the day of your fall.	Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, sailors and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
28	Thy fleets shall be troubled at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.	At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes,	The shorelands will quake when your sailors cry out.
29	And all that handled the oar shall come down from their ships: the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea shall stand upon the land:	and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land	All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore.
30	And they shall mourn over thee with a loud voice, and shall cry bitterly: and they shall cast up dust upon their heads, and shall be sprinkled with ashes.	and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;	They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31	And they shall shave themselves bald for thee, and shall be girded with haircloth: and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of soul, with most bitter weeping.	they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.	They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.
32	And they shall take up a mournful song for thee, and snail lament thee: What city is like Tyre, which is become silent in the midst of the sea?	In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you and lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?	As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: “Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?”
33	Which by thy merchandise that went from thee by sea didst fill many people: which by the multitude of thy riches, and of thy people didst enrich the kings of the earth.	When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.	When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.
34	Now thou art destroyed by the sea, thy riches are in the bottom of the waters, and all the multitude that was in the midst of thee is fallen.	Now 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.	Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you.
35	All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at thee: and all their kings being struck with the storm have changed their countenance.	All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you, and the hair of their kings bristles with horror; their faces are convulsed.	All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.
36	The merchants of people have hissed at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more.	The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.’”	The merchants among the nations scoff at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
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