Ezekiel 27:1-36 NIV
A Lament Over Tyre
1The Word
of The Lord came to me: 2“Son of
man, take up a lament concerning Tyre. 3Say 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.”
4Your
domain was on the high seas;
your
builders brought your beauty to perfection.
5They
made all your timbers
they
took a cedar from Lebanon
to make
a mast for you.
6Of oaks
from Bashan
they
made your oars;
they
made your deck, adorned with ivory.
7Fine
embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail
and
served as your banner;
your
awnings were of blue and purple
from
the coasts of Elishah.
8Men of
Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen;
your
skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.
9Veteran
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“ ‘Men
of Persia, Lydia and Put
served
as soldiers in your army.
They
hung their shields and helmets on your walls,
bringing
you splendor.
11Men 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
did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged
silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
13“ ‘Greece,
Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings
and articles of bronze for your wares.
14“ ‘Men
of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your
merchandise.
15“ ‘The
men of Rhodesc traded with you, and many coastlands were
your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16“ ‘Aramd 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 Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections,e honey, olive oil and balm for your wares.
18“ ‘Damascus
did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.
They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar 19and
casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and
calamus.
20“ ‘Dedan
traded in saddle blankets with you.
21“ ‘Arabia
and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in
lambs, rams and goats.
22“ ‘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“ ‘Harran,
Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you. 24In 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 Tarshish serve
as
carriers for your wares.
You are
filled with heavy cargo
as you
sail the sea.
26Your
oarsmen take you
out to
the high seas.
But the
east wind will break you to pieces
far out
at sea.
27Your
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.
28The
shorelands will quake
when
your sailors cry out.
29All who
handle the oars
will
abandon their ships;
the
mariners and all the sailors
will
stand on the shore.
30They
will raise their voice
and cry
bitterly over you;
they
will sprinkle dust on their heads
and
roll in ashes.
31They
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.
32As they
wail and mourn over you,
they
will take up a lament concerning you:
“Who
was ever silenced like Tyre,
surrounded
by the sea?”
33When
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.
34Now you
are shattered by the sea
in the
depths of the waters;
your
wares and all your company
have
gone down with you.
35All who
live in the coastlands
are
appalled at you;
their
kings shudder with horror
and
their faces are distorted with fear.
36The
merchants among the nations scoff at you;
you
have come to a horrible end
and
will be no more.’ ”
This chapter contains a lamentation on Tyre; setting forth her
former grandeur, riches, and commerce; her ruin and destruction; and the
concern of others on that account.
The prophet is bid to take up his lamentation concerning
it, Ezekiel
27:1, observing her situation and magnificence, of
which she boasted, Ezekiel 27:3,
describing the excellency of her shipping and naval stores, Ezekiel 27:5,
declaring who were her mariners, pilots, and caulkers, Ezekiel 27:8,
her military men, Ezekiel
27:10 her several merchants, and the things
they traded in with her in her fairs and markets, Ezekiel 27:12,
then follows an account of her destruction, Ezekiel 27:26,
the lamentation of pilots and mariners because of it, Ezekiel 27:28,
and of the kings and inhabitants of the isles, and merchants of the
people, Ezekiel
27:33.
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