Ezekiel 27:3–23

³Say to Tyre, who is situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples^e to many coasts and islands, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Tyre, you declared,

“I am perfect in beauty.”

⁴Your realm was in the heart of the sea;

your builders perfected your beauty.

⁵They constructed all your planking

with pine trees from Senir.^f

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

⁶They made your oars of oaks from Bashan.

They made your deck of cypress wood

from the coasts of Cyprus,^g

inlaid with ivory.

⁷Your sail was made of

fine embroidered linen from Egypt,

and served as your banner.

Your awning was of blue and purple fabric

from the coasts of Elishah.

⁸The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad^h

were your rowers.

Your wise men were within you, Tyre;

they were your captains.

⁹The elders of Gebal and its wise menⁱ

were within you, repairing your leaks.

“ ‘All the ships of the sea and their sailors

came to you to barter for your goods.

¹⁰Men of Persia, Lud, and Put^j

were in your army, serving as your warriors.

They hung shields and helmets in you;

they gave you splendor.

¹¹Men of Arvad and Helech

were stationed on your walls all around,

and Gammadites were in your towers.

They hung their shields^A all around your walls;

they perfected your beauty.

¹²“ ‘Tarshish^k was your trading partner because of your abundant wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech^l were your merchants. They exchanged slaves^B and bronze utensils for your goods. ¹⁴Those from Beth-togarmah^m exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise. ¹⁵Men of Dedan^Cn were also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your regular markets. They brought back ivory tusks^o and ebony as your payment. ¹⁶Aram^D was your trading partner because of your numerous products. They exchanged turquoise,^E purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral,^E and rubies^E for your merchandise. ¹⁷Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith,^p meal,^F honey, oil, and balm, for your goods. ¹⁸Damascus was also your trading partner because of your numerous products and your abundant wealth of every kind, trading in wine from Helbon and white wool.^{A 19}Vedan^B and Javan from Uzal^Cq dealt in your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia,^r and aromatic cane were exchanged for your goods. ²⁰Dedan^s was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. ²¹Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats. ²²The merchants of Sheba^a and Raamah traded with you. For your merchandise they exchanged the best of all spices and all kinds of precious stones as well as gold.^{b 23}Haran, Canneh, Eden,^c the merchants of Sheba, Asshur,^d and Chilmad traded with you.