Ezekiel 27

A Lament Over Tyre

27The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, take up a lament^v concerning Tyre. ³Say to Tyre,^w situated at the gateway to the sea,^x merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘You say, Tyre,

“I am perfect in beauty.^y”

⁴Your domain was on the high seas;

your builders brought your beauty to perfection.^z

⁵They made all your timbers

of juniper from Senir^a;^a

they took a cedar from Lebanon^b

to make a mast for you.

⁶Of oaks^c from Bashan

they made your oars;

of cypress wood^b from the coasts of Cyprus^d

they made your deck, adorned with ivory.

⁷Fine embroidered linen^e from Egypt was your sail

and served as your banner;

your awnings were of blue and purple^f

from the coasts of Elishah.^g

⁸Men of Sidon and Arvad^h were your oarsmen;

your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.ⁱ

⁹Veteran craftsmen of Byblos^j were on board

as shipwrights to caulk your seams.

All the ships of the sea^k and their sailors

came alongside to trade for your wares.

¹⁰“ ‘Men of Persia,^l Lydia^m and Putⁿ

served as soldiers in your army.

They hung their shields^o 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.^p

¹²“ ‘Tarshish^q did business with you because of your great wealth of goods;^r they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

¹³“ ‘Greece,^s Tubal and Meshek^t did business with you; they traded human beings^u and articles of bronze for your wares.

¹⁴“ ‘Men of Beth Togarmah^v exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.

¹⁵“ ‘The men of Rhodes^cw traded with you, and many coastlands^x were your customers; they paid you with ivory^y tusks and ebony.

¹⁶“ ‘Aram^dz did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise,^a purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen,^b coral^c and rubies for your merchandise.

¹⁷“ ‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat^d from Minnith^e and confections,^e honey, olive oil and balm^f for your wares.^g

¹⁸“ ‘Damascus^h did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.ⁱ They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar ¹⁹and casks of wine from Izal^j in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia^k and calamus.

²⁰“ ‘Dedan^l traded in saddle blankets with you.

²¹“ ‘Arabia^m and all the princes of Kedarⁿ were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.

²²“ ‘The merchants of Sheba^o and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices^p and precious stones, and gold.^q

²³“ ‘Harran,^r Kanneh and Eden^s and merchants of Sheba, Ashur^t 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^u serve

as carriers for your wares.

You are filled with heavy cargo

as you sail the sea.^v

²⁶Your oarsmen take you

out to the high seas.

But the east wind^w will break you to pieces

far out at sea.

²⁷Your wealth,^x 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^y

on the day of your shipwreck.

²⁸The shorelands will quake^z

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^a on their heads

and roll^b in ashes.^c

³¹They will shave their heads^d because of you

and will put on sackcloth.

They will weep^e over you with anguish of soul

and with bitter mourning.^f

³²As they wail and mourn over you,

they will take up a lament^g concerning you:

“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,

surrounded by the sea?^h”

³³When your merchandise went out on the seas,ⁱ

you satisfied many nations;

with your great wealth^j 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.^k

³⁵All who live in the coastlands^l

are appalled^m at you;

their kings shudder with horror

and their faces are distorted with fear.ⁿ

³⁶The merchants among the nations scoff at you;^o

you have come to a horrible end

and will be no more.^p’ ”