Ezekiel 27 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, The word of the LORD came to me: The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “And you, son of man, lift up a lamentation concerning Tyre, and you have said to Tyre: “Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre, “Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.
3 O dweller on the entrances of the sea, || Merchant of the peoples to many islands, Thus said Lord YHWH: O Tyre, you have said, || I [am] the perfection of 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 Your borders [are] in the heart of the seas, || Your builders have perfected your 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 They have built of firs from Senir all your double-boarded ships for you, || They have taken of cedars from Lebanon to make a mast for you, 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 made your oars of oaks from Bashan, || They have made your bench of ivory, || A branch of Ashurim from islands of Chittim. 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 Your sail has been of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt, || To be for your ensign, || Your covering has been of blue and purple from islands of Elishah. 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 Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad have been rowers for you, || Your wise men, O Tyre, have been in you, || They [are] your 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 elderly of Gebal and its wise men have been in you, || Strengthening your breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, || Have been in you, to trade your merchandise. 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 Persia and Lud and Phut || Have been in your forces—your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet in you, || They have given out your honor. “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 sons of Arvad, and your force, || [Are] on your walls all around, || And short swordsmen have been in your towers, || They have hung up their shields on your walls all around, || They have perfected your 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 Tarshish [is] your merchant, || Because of the abundance of all wealth, || They have given silver, iron, tin, and lead [for] your wares. “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 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they [are] your merchants, || They have given [the] soul of man, and vessels of bronze, [for] your merchandise. 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 Those of the house of Togarmah, || They have given horses, and riding steeds, and mules [for] your wares. 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 Sons of Dedan [are] your merchants, || Many islands [are] the market of your hand, || They sent back horns of ivory and ebony [for] your reward. 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 Aram [is] your merchant, || Because of the abundance of your works, || They have given emerald, purple, and embroidery, || And fine linen, and coral, and agate for your wares. 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 Judah and the land of Israel—they [are] your merchants, || They have given wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, || And honey, and oil, and balm [for] your merchandise. 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 Damascus [is] your merchant, || For the abundance of your works, || Because of the abundance of all wealth, || For wine of Helbon, and white wool. 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 Javan go about with your wares, || They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, || It has been in your merchandise. 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 Dedan [is] your merchant, || For clothes of freedom for riding. Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. “’Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.
21 Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, || They [are] the traders of your hand, || For lambs, and rams, and male goats, || In these your merchants. 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 Merchants of Sheba and Raamah—they [are] your merchants, || They have given the chief of all spices, || And every precious stone, and gold [for] your wares. 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 Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur—Chilmad—[are] your merchants, 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 [are] your merchants for perfect things, || For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, || And for treasuries of rich apparel, || With cords bound and girded, for your 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 Ships of Tarshish are journeying [with] your merchandise for you, || And you are filled and honored greatly, || In the heart of the seas. 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 Those rowing you have brought you into great waters, || The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas. “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 Your wealth and your wares, || Your merchandise, your mariners, || And your pilots, strengtheners of your breach, || And the traders of your merchandise, || And all your men of war, who [are] in you, || And in all your assembly that [is] in your midst, || Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your fall, 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 At the voice of the cry of your pilots the outskirts shake. At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes, The shorelands will quake when your sailors cry out.
29 And all handling an oar come down from their ships, || Mariners [and] all the pilots of the sea stand on 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 have sounded with their voice for you, || And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, || They roll themselves in 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 have made themselves bald for you, || And they have girded on sackcloth, || And they have wept for you, || In bitterness of soul—a bitter mourning. 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 their sons have lifted up a lamentation for you, || And they have lamented over you, Who [is] as Tyre? As the cut-off one 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 With the outgoing of your wares from the seas, || You have filled many peoples, || With the abundance of your riches, and your merchandise, || You have enriched [the] kings of 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 At the time of [your] being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, || Your merchandise and all your assembly have fallen in your midst. 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 inhabitants of the islands have been astonished at you, || And their kings have been severely afraid, || They have been troubled in 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 Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for you, || You have been terrors, and you are not—for all time!” 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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