Ezekiel 27:3-23
3and say to Tyre, awho dwells at the ▼▼ Lit entrances
entrance to the sea, cmerchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord ▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch
God, “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’4“Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5“They have ▼
▼ Lit built
made all your planks of fir trees from fSenir;They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6“Of goaks from hBashan they have made your oars;
With ivory they have ▼
▼ Lit made
inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of jCyprus.7“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your ▼
▼ Or standard
distinguishing mark;Your ▼
▼ Lit covering
awning was ▼▼ Or violet
,
nblue and purple from the coastlands of oElishah.8“The inhabitants of Sidon and pArvad were your rowers;
Your qwise men, O Tyre, were ▼
▼ Lit in you
aboard; they were your pilots.9“The elders of sGebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams;
All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
10 t“Persia and uLud and vPut were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. 11“The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the ▼
▼ Or valorous ones
Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty. 12“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares. 13 x“Javan, yTubal and zMeshech, they were your traders; with the aalives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14“Those from abBeth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares. 15“The sons of acDedan were your traders. Many coastlands were ▼▼ Lit the market of your hand
your market; aeivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment. 16 af“Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your ▼▼ Lit works
goods; they paid for your wares with ahemeralds, purple, aiembroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. 17“Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of ajMinnith, ▼▼ Heb pannag
cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise. 18 al“Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your ▼▼ Lit works
goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19“Vedan and Javan paid for your wares ▼▼ Or with yarn
from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and ▼▼ Or calamus
sweet cane were among your merchandise. 20 ap“Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 aq“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were ▼▼ Lit customers of your hand
your customers for aslambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers. 22“The traders of atSheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of auspices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold. 23“Haran, Canneh, avEden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you.
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