Ezekiel 27 — ULB
27Verse 1Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,Verse 2“Now you, son of man, begin a lamentation concerning Tyre,Verse 3and say to Tyre, who lives within the gates of the sea, merchants of peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says this to you:Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
Verse 4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty.
Verse 5They have made all your planks with cypress from Mount Hermon;
they took cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Verse 6They made your oars from the oaks of Bashan;
they made your decks out of cypress wood from Cyprus, and they overlaid them with ivory.
Verse 7Your sails were made from colorful linen from Egypt that served as your banner;
the colors of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah are used for the awning on your boat.
Verse 8Those who were living in Sidon and Arvad were your rowers;
the sages of Tyre were within you; they were your pilots.
Verse 9Highly experienced craftsmen from Byblos filled your seams;
all the ships of the sea and their sailors among you were carrying your merchandise for trade.
Verse 10Persia, Lydia, and Libya were in your army, your men of war.
they hung shield and helmet within you; they showed your splendor.
Verse 11The men of Arvad and Helek in your army were on your walls surrounding you, and the people of Gammad were in your towers. They hung up their shields on your walls all around you! They completed your beauty.Verse 12Tarshish was a trading partner with you because of your abundant wealth of goods to sell: Silver, iron, tin, and lead. They bought and sold your wares!Verse 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they traded slaves and in items made of bronze. They handled your merchandise.Verse 14Beth Togarmah provided horses, stallions, and mules as your merchandise.Verse 15The men of Rhodes were your traders on many coasts. Merchandise was in your hand; they sent back horn, ivory, and ebony as tribute!Verse 16Aram was a dealer in your many products; they provided emeralds, purple, colored cloth, fine fabric, pearls, and rubies as your merchandise.Verse 17Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you. They provided wheat from Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam as your merchandise.Verse 18Damascus was a trader of all your products, of all your enormous wealth, and of the wine of Helbon and the wool of Zahar.Verse 19Dan and Javan from Izal provided you with merchandise of wrought iron, cinnamon, and calamus. This became merchandise for you.Verse 20Dedan was your dealer in fine saddle blankets.Verse 21Arabia and all the chiefs of Kedar were traders with you; they provided you with lambs, rams and goats.Verse 22The traders of Sheba and Raamah came to sell you the best of every spice and in all kinds of precious gems; they traded gold for your merchandise.Verse 23Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad.Verse 24These were your dealers in ornate robes of violet cloths with woven colors, and in blankets of multicolored, embroidered, and well-woven cloth in your marketplaces.Verse 25The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise!So you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo in the heart of the seas!
Verse 26Your rowers have brought you into vast seas;
the eastern wind has broken you in the middle of them.
Verse 27Your wealth, merchandise, and trade goods; your sailors and pilots, and ship builders; your traders of merchandise and all the men of war who are in you, and all your crew—they will sink into the depths of the sea on the day of your destruction.
Verse 28Cities at the sea will tremble at the sound of your pilots' cry;
Verse 29All those who handle oars will come down from their ships;
mariners and all the pilots on the sea will stand on the land.
Verse 30Then they will make you listen to their voice and will wail bitterly;
they will cast dust up on their heads. They will roll about in ashes.
Verse 31They will shave their heads bald for you and bind themselves with sackcloth,
and they will weep bitterly over you and they will cry out.
Verse 32They will lift up their wails of lamentation for you and sing dirges over you,
Who is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea?
Verse 33When your merchandise went ashore from the sea, it satisfied many peoples;
you enriched the kings of the earth with your great wealth and merchandise!
Verse 34But when you were shattered by the seas, by deep waters,
your merchandise and all your crew sank!
Verse 35All the inhabitants of the coasts were appalled at you,
and their kings shuddered in horror! Their faces trembled!
Verse 36The merchants of the people hiss at you;
you have become a horror, and you will be no more forever.”
Verse 4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty.
Verse 5They have made all your planks with cypress from Mount Hermon;
they took cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Verse 6They made your oars from the oaks of Bashan;
they made your decks out of cypress wood from Cyprus, and they overlaid them with ivory.
Verse 7Your sails were made from colorful linen from Egypt that served as your banner;
the colors of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah are used for the awning on your boat.
Verse 8Those who were living in Sidon and Arvad were your rowers;
the sages of Tyre were within you; they were your pilots.
Verse 9Highly experienced craftsmen from Byblos filled your seams;
all the ships of the sea and their sailors among you were carrying your merchandise for trade.
Verse 10Persia, Lydia, and Libya were in your army, your men of war.
they hung shield and helmet within you; they showed your splendor.
Verse 11The men of Arvad and Helek in your army were on your walls surrounding you, and the people of Gammad were in your towers. They hung up their shields on your walls all around you! They completed your beauty.Verse 12Tarshish was a trading partner with you because of your abundant wealth of goods to sell: Silver, iron, tin, and lead. They bought and sold your wares!Verse 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they traded slaves and in items made of bronze. They handled your merchandise.Verse 14Beth Togarmah provided horses, stallions, and mules as your merchandise.Verse 15The men of Rhodes were your traders on many coasts. Merchandise was in your hand; they sent back horn, ivory, and ebony as tribute!Verse 16Aram was a dealer in your many products; they provided emeralds, purple, colored cloth, fine fabric, pearls, and rubies as your merchandise.Verse 17Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you. They provided wheat from Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam as your merchandise.Verse 18Damascus was a trader of all your products, of all your enormous wealth, and of the wine of Helbon and the wool of Zahar.Verse 19Dan and Javan from Izal provided you with merchandise of wrought iron, cinnamon, and calamus. This became merchandise for you.Verse 20Dedan was your dealer in fine saddle blankets.Verse 21Arabia and all the chiefs of Kedar were traders with you; they provided you with lambs, rams and goats.Verse 22The traders of Sheba and Raamah came to sell you the best of every spice and in all kinds of precious gems; they traded gold for your merchandise.Verse 23Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad.Verse 24These were your dealers in ornate robes of violet cloths with woven colors, and in blankets of multicolored, embroidered, and well-woven cloth in your marketplaces.Verse 25The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise!So you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo in the heart of the seas!
Verse 26Your rowers have brought you into vast seas;
the eastern wind has broken you in the middle of them.
Verse 27Your wealth, merchandise, and trade goods; your sailors and pilots, and ship builders; your traders of merchandise and all the men of war who are in you, and all your crew—they will sink into the depths of the sea on the day of your destruction.
Verse 28Cities at the sea will tremble at the sound of your pilots' cry;
Verse 29All those who handle oars will come down from their ships;
mariners and all the pilots on the sea will stand on the land.
Verse 30Then they will make you listen to their voice and will wail bitterly;
they will cast dust up on their heads. They will roll about in ashes.
Verse 31They will shave their heads bald for you and bind themselves with sackcloth,
and they will weep bitterly over you and they will cry out.
Verse 32They will lift up their wails of lamentation for you and sing dirges over you,
Who is like Tyre, who has now been brought to silence in the middle of the sea?
Verse 33When your merchandise went ashore from the sea, it satisfied many peoples;
you enriched the kings of the earth with your great wealth and merchandise!
Verse 34But when you were shattered by the seas, by deep waters,
your merchandise and all your crew sank!
Verse 35All the inhabitants of the coasts were appalled at you,
and their kings shuddered in horror! Their faces trembled!
Verse 36The merchants of the people hiss at you;
you have become a horror, and you will be no more forever.”