Ezekiel Chapter 27 — The Lament for Tyre

¹The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,

²“You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

³and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says:

⁴Your borders are in the heart of the seas.

⁵They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir.

⁶They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan.

⁷Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt,

⁸The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers.

⁹The old men of Gebal

¹⁰“ ‘ “Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army,

¹¹The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,

¹²“ ‘ “Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

¹³“ ‘ “Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

¹⁴“ ‘ “They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.

¹⁵“ ‘ “The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.

¹⁶“ ‘ “Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

¹⁷“ ‘ “Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

¹⁸“ ‘ “Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

¹⁹“ ‘ “Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.

²⁰“ ‘ “Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.

²¹“ ‘ “Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.

²²“ ‘ “The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.

²³“ ‘ “Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.

²⁴These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, among your merchandise.

²⁵“ ‘ “The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise.

²⁶Your rowers have brought you into great waters.

²⁷Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,

²⁸At the sound of the cry of your pilots,

²⁹All who handle the oars,

³⁰and will cause their voice to be heard over you,

³¹They will make themselves bald for you,

³²In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you,

³³When your wares came from the seas,

³⁴In the time that you were broken by the seas,

³⁵All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you,

³⁶The merchants among the peoples hiss at you.