Ezekiel 27
WEB·Ezekiel 27
1Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,
KJVThe wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came again unto me, sayingH559(H8800),
2 “You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
KJVNow, thou sonH1121 of manH120, take upH5375(H8798) a lamentationH7015 for TyrusH6865;
3 and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
KJVAnd sayH559(H8804) unto TyrusH6865, O thou that art situateH3427(H8802) at the entryH3997 of the seaH3220, which art a merchantH7402(H8802) of the peopleH5971 for manyH7227 islesH339, Thus saithH559(H8804) the LordH136 GODH3069; O TyrusH6865, thou hast saidH559(H8804), I am of perfectH3632 beautyH3308.
4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
KJVThy bordersH1366 are in the midstH3820 of the seasH3220, thy buildersH1129(H8802) have perfectedH3634(H8804) thy beautyH3308.
5 They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
KJVThey have madeH1129(H8804) all thy ship boardsH3871 of fir treesH1265 of SenirH8149: they have takenH3947(H8804) cedarsH730 from LebanonH3844 to makeH6213(H8800) mastsH8650 for thee.
6 They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.
KJVOf the oaksH437 of BashanH1316 have they madeH6213(H8804) thine oarsH4880; the companyH1323 of the AshuritesH839 have madeH6213(H8804) thy benchesH7175 of ivoryH8127, brought out of the islesH339 of ChittimH3794.
7 Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.
KJVFine linenH8336 with broidered workH7553 from EgyptH4714 was that which thou spreadest forthH4666 to be thy sailH5251; blueH8504 and purpleH713 from the islesH339 of ElishahH473 was that which coveredH4374 thee.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.
KJVThe inhabitantsH3427(H8802) of ZidonH6721 and ArvadH719 were thy marinersH7751(H8801): thy wiseH2450 men, O TyrusH6865, that were in thee, were thy pilotsH2259.
9 The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
KJVThe ancientsH2205 of GebalH1380 and the wiseH2450 men thereof were in thee thy calkersH919H2388(H8688): all the shipsH591 of the seaH3220 with their marinersH4419 were in thee to occupyH6148(H8800) thy merchandiseH4627.
10 “‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.
KJVThey of PersiaH6539 and of LudH3865 and of PhutH6316 were in thine armyH2428, thy menH582 of warH4421: they hangedH8518(H8765) the shieldH4043 and helmetH3553 in thee; they set forthH5414(H8804) thy comelinessH1926.
11 The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.
KJVThe menH1121 of ArvadH719 with thine armyH2428 were upon thy wallsH2346 round aboutH5439, and the GammadimsH1575 were in thy towersH4026: they hangedH8518(H8765) their shieldsH7982 upon thy wallsH2346 round aboutH5439; they have madeH3634 thy beautyH3308 perfectH3634(H8804).
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.
KJVTarshishH8659 was thy merchantH5503(H8802) by reason of the multitudeH7230 of all kind of richesH1952; with silverH3701, ironH1270, tinH913, and leadH5777, they tradedH5414(H8804) in thy fairsH5801.
13 “‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
KJVJavanH3120, TubalH8422, and MeshechH4902, they were thy merchantsH7402(H8802): they tradedH5414(H8804) the personsH5315 of menH120 and vesselsH3627 of brassH5178 in thy marketH4627.
14 “‘“They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.
KJVThey of the houseH1004 of TogarmahH8425 tradedH5414(H8804) in thy fairsH5801 with horsesH5483 and horsemenH6571 and mulesH6505.
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.
KJVThe menH1121 of DedanH1719 were thy merchantsH7402(H8802); manyH7227 islesH339 were the merchandiseH5506 of thine handH3027: they broughtH7725(H8689) thee for a presentH814 hornsH7161 of ivoryH8127 and ebonyH1894.
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.
KJVSyriaH758 was thy merchantH5503(H8802) by reason of the multitudeH7230 of the wares of thy makingH4639: they occupiedH5414(H8804) in thy fairsH5801 with emeraldsH5306, purpleH713, and broidered workH7553, and fine linenH948, and coralH7215, and agateH3539.
17 “‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
KJVJudahH3063, and the landH776 of IsraelH3478, they were thy merchantsH7402(H8802): they tradedH5414(H8804) in thy marketH4627 wheatH2406 of MinnithH4511, and PannagH6436, and honeyH1706, and oilH8081, and balmH6875.
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.
KJVDamascusH1834 was thy merchantH5503(H8802) in the multitudeH7230 of the wares of thy makingH4639, for the multitudeH7230 of all richesH1952; in the wineH3196 of HelbonH2463, and whiteH6713 woolH6785.
19 “‘“Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.
KJVDanH2051(H8676)H1835 also and JavanH3120 going to and froH235(H8794) occupiedH5414(H8804) in thy fairsH5801: brightH6219 ironH1270, cassiaH6916, and calamusH7070, were in thy marketH4627.
20 “‘“Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.
KJVDedanH1719 was thy merchantH7402(H8802) in preciousH2667 clothesH899 for chariotsH7396.
21 “‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.
KJVArabiaH6152, and all the princesH5387 of KedarH6938, they occupiedH5503 with theeH3027 in lambsH3733, and ramsH352, and goatsH6260: in these were they thy merchantsH5503(H8802).
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.
KJVThe merchantsH7402(H8802) of ShebaH7614 and RaamahH7484, they were thy merchantsH7402(H8802): they occupiedH5414(H8804) in thy fairsH5801 with chiefH7218 of all spicesH1314, and with all preciousH3368 stonesH68, and goldH2091.
23 “‘“Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
KJVHaranH2771, and CannehH3656, and EdenH5729, the merchantsH7402(H8802) of ShebaH7614, AsshurH804, and ChilmadH3638, were thy merchantsH7402(H8802).
24 These 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.
KJVThese were thy merchantsH7402(H8802) in all sortsH4360 of things, in blueH8504 clothesH1545, and broidered workH7553, and in chestsH1595 of rich apparelH1264, boundH2280(H8803) with cordsH2256, and made of cedarH729, among thy merchandiseH4819.
25 “‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
KJVThe shipsH591 of TarshishH8659 did singH7788(H8802) of thee in thy marketH4627: and thou wast replenishedH4390(H8735), and made veryH3966 gloriousH3513(H8799) in the midstH3820 of the seasH3220.
26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.
KJVThy rowersH7751(H8801) have broughtH935(H8689) thee into greatH7227 watersH4325: the eastH6921 windH7307 hath brokenH7665(H8804) thee in the midstH3820 of the seasH3220.
27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company which is among you, will fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.
KJVThy richesH1952, and thy fairsH5801, thy merchandiseH4627, thy marinersH4419, and thy pilotsH2259, thy calkersH919H2388(H8688), and the occupiersH6148(H8802) of thy merchandiseH4627, and all thy menH582 of warH4421, that are in thee, and in all thy companyH6951 which is in the midstH8432 of thee, shall fallH5307(H8799) into the midstH3820 of the seasH3220 in the dayH3117 of thy ruinH4658.
28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots, the pasture lands will shake.
KJVThe suburbsH4054 shall shakeH7493(H8799) at the soundH6963 of the cryH2201 of thy pilotsH2259.
29 All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land,
KJVAnd all that handleH8610(H8802) the oarH4880, the marinersH4419, and all the pilotsH2259 of the seaH3220, shall come downH3381(H8804) from their shipsH591, they shall standH5975(H8799) upon the landH776;
30 and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.
KJVAnd shall cause their voiceH6963 to be heardH8085(H8689) against thee, and shall cryH2199(H8799) bitterlyH4751, and shall cast upH5927(H8686) dustH6083 upon their headsH7218, they shall wallowH6428(H8691) themselves in the ashesH665:
31 They will make themselves bald for you, and clothe themselves with sackcloth. They will weep for you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
KJVAnd they shall make themselves utterlyH7144 baldH7139(H8689) for thee, and girdH2296(H8804) them with sackclothH8242, and they shall weepH1058(H8804) for thee with bitternessH4751 of heartH5315 and bitterH4751 wailingH4553.
32 In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, ‘Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’
KJVAnd in their wailingH5204 they shall take upH5375(H8804) a lamentationH7015 for thee, and lamentH6969(H8790) over thee, saying, What city is like TyrusH6865, like the destroyedH1822 in the midstH8432 of the seaH3220?
33 When your wares came from the seas, you filled many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.
KJVWhen thy waresH5801 went forthH3318(H8800) out of the seasH3220, thou filledstH7646(H8689) manyH7227 peopleH5971; thou didst enrichH6238(H8689) the kingsH4428 of the earthH776 with the multitudeH7230 of thy richesH1952 and of thy merchandiseH4627.
34 In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.
KJVIn the timeH6256 when thou shalt be brokenH7665(H8737) by the seasH3220 in the depthsH4615 of the watersH4325 thy merchandiseH4627 and all thy companyH6951 in the midstH8432 of thee shall fallH5307(H8804).
35 All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in their face.
KJVAll the inhabitantsH3427(H8802) of the islesH339 shall be astonishedH8074(H8804) at thee, and their kingsH4428 shall be soreH8178 afraidH8175(H8804), they shall be troubledH7481(H8804) in their countenanceH6440.
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”
KJVThe merchantsH5503(H8802) among the peopleH5971 shall hissH8319(H8804) at thee; thou shalt be a terrorH1091, and never shalt be any moreH5704H5769.
Ezekiel 27
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