Ezekiel 27:1-22 ▼

1 And the word came of YHWH to me, saying:

2 “And you, son of man, take up concerning Tyre a lamentation,

3 and to Tyre, the one dwelling at the entrances of the sea, being merchant of the peoples on many coasts, say, thus says the Lord YHWH: O Tyre, you have said: ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 In the midst of the seas are your borders, and your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 With cypress from Senir they have built for you all your planks; a cedar from Lebanon they took to make a mast for you.

6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; your boards they have made with ivory, of the daughter of the Ashurites from the coasts of Kittim.

7 Of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt was your sail, to be for you a banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

8 Those dwelling in Sidon and Arvad were the rowers for you; your wise men, O Tyre, were in you—they were your pilots.

9 Elders of Gebal and her wise men were in you, strengthening your breaches; all the ships of the sea and their sailors were in you, to offer merchandise to you.

10 Persia and Lydia and Libya were in your force, as men of war for you; shield and helmet they hung within you—they gave splendor to you.

11 The sons of Arvad and Helech were on your walls round about, and the Gammadites were on your towers; their shields they hung on your walls round about—they perfected your beauty.

12 Tarshish was your merchant, from the abundance of all wealth—in silver, iron, tin, and lead—they gave for your wares.

13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they traded in souls of man and vessels of bronze—they gave for your merchandise.

14 From the house of Togarmah, horses and steeds and mules they gave for your wares.

15 The sons of Dedan were your traders, many coastlands were your market of your hand; horns of ivory and ebony they returned as your payment.

16 Aram was your merchant, from the abundance of your works in turquoise, purple, and embroidery, and fine linen, and corals, and rubies—they gave for your wares.

17 Judah and the land of Israel they traded with you in wheat of Minnith, and meal, and honey, and oil, and balm—they gave for your merchandise.

18 Damascus traded with you for the abundance of your works, from the abundance of all your wealth—with wine of Helbon and with wool of Sahar.

19 And casks of wine from Izal they gave for your wares; smoothed iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.

20 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were trading with you in lambs, and rams, and goats—in these they were your merchants.

22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you in the choicest of all spice, and in every of precious stone, and gold—they gave for your wares.