4 Your domain was on the high seas;

your builders brought your beauty to perfection.

5 They made all your timbers

of juniper from Senir;

they took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 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 embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail

and served as your banner;

your awnings were of blue and purple

from the coasts of Elishah.

4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. 7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

4 You extended your boundaries into the sea.

Your builders made your beauty perfect.

5 You were like a great ship

built of the finest cypress from Senir.

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 They carved your oars

from the oaks of Bashan.

Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus

was inlaid with ivory.

7 Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen,

and they flew as a banner above you.

You stood beneath blue and purple awnings

made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas.

Your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;

They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.

6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars;

The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks

With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.

7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;

Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

4 You were at home on the high seas.

Your builders made your beauty perfect.

5 They made all your boards

of fir trees from Mount Hermon.

They took a cedar tree from Lebanon

to make a ship’s mast for you.

6 They made your oars

from oak trees from Bashan.

They made your deck

from cypress trees from the coast of Cyprus

and set ivory into it.

7 Your sail of linen with designs sewed on it came from Egypt

and became like a flag for you.

Your cloth shades over the deck were blue and purple

and came from the island of Cyprus.

4 Thy borders are in the heart of the seas; thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee. 6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim. 7 Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.

4 Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5 They made all thy double boards of cypress-trees of Senir; they took cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6 Of the oaks of Bashan did they make thine oars; they made thy benches of ivory, inlaid in box-wood, out of the isles of Chittim. 7 Byssus with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for a banner; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.

4 Your home is the sea. 

“ ‘Your builders made your beauty perfect. 

5 Your builders made all your boards from pine trees on Mount Hermon. 

They took cedar trees from Lebanon to make a mast for you. 

6 They made your oars from oaks in Bashan. 

They made your deck from pine trees on the shores of Cyprus. 

It had ivory set in it. 

7 Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. 

They were like your flags. 

Your awnings were violet and purple. 

They came from the coasts of Elishah. 

4 Your realm was in the heart of the sea;

your builders perfected your beauty.

5 They constructed all your planking

with pine trees from Senir.

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 They made your oars of oaks from Bashan.

They made your deck of cypress wood

from the coasts of Cyprus,

inlaid with ivory.

7 Your 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.

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

your builders made perfect your beauty.

5 They made all your planks

of fir trees from Senir;

they took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 From oaks of Bashan

they made your oars;

they made your deck of pines

from the coasts of Cyprus,

inlaid with ivory.

7 Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

was your sail,

serving as your ensign;

blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah

was your awning.

4 In the heart of the seas are your boundaries;

your builders perfected your beauty.

5 They built with pine trees from Senir

all of your boards for you;

they took cedars from Lebanon

to make a sailing mast for you.

6 They made your oars

with oaks from Bashan;

your deck they made with inlaid ivory,

with cypress trees from the coastlands of Cyprus.

7 Your sail was fine linen with colorful weaving from Egypt

to serve as a banner for you;

blue and purple cloth from the coastlands of Cyprus

was your awning.

4 You were like a ship that ruled over the high seas.

Your builders made you perfect and beautiful.

5 They cut all of your lumber

from pine trees on Mount Hermon.

They used a cedar tree from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 They made your oars

out of oak trees from Bashan.

They made your deck out of cypress wood

from the coasts of Cyprus.

They decorated it with ivory.

7 Your sail was made out of beautiful, Egyptian linen.

It served as your banner.

Your shades were made out of blue and purple cloth.

They were from the coasts of Elishah.

4 “Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

Your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 “They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;

They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

6 “Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars;

With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

7 “Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your distinguishing mark;

Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.