Eze 27:1-25 | ESV | STEP | The word of the Lord came to me:

1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Now you, ^ason of man, ^braise a lamentation over Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre, who dwells at ^cthe entrances to the sea, ^dmerchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:

“O Tyre, you have said,
‘I am ^eperfect in beauty.’
4 Your borders are ^fin the heart of the seas;
your builders made perfect your beauty.
5 They made all your planks
of fir trees from ^gSenir;
they took ^ha cedar from Lebanon
to make a mast for you.
6 Of ⁱoaks of Bashan
they made your oars;
they made your deck of pines
from ^jthe coasts of Cyprus,
inlaid with ivory.
7 ^kOf fine embroidered linen from Egypt
was your sail,
serving as your banner;
blue and purple from ^lthe coasts of Elishah
was your awning.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and ^mArvad
were your rowers;
your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you;
they were ⁿyour pilots.
9 The elders of ^oGebal and her skilled men were in you,
^pcaulking your seams;
all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you
to barter for your wares.
10 ^q“Persia and ^rLud and ^sPut were in your army as your men of war. ^tThey hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor. 11 Men of ^uArvad and Helech were on your walls all around, and men of Gamad were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they made ^vperfect your beauty.

12 ^w“Tarshish did ^xbusiness with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your ^ywares. 13 ^zJavan, ^aaTubal, and ^abMeshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 From ^acBeth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules ^adfor your wares. 15 The men of ^aeDedan ^{▼▼Hebrew; Septuagint Rhodes} traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. 16 Syria ^agdid business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares ^ahemeralds, ^aipurple, ^ajembroidered work, ^akfine linen, coral, and ^alruby. 17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise ^amwheat of ^anMinnith, meal, ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is unknown} honey, oil, and ^apbalm. 18 ^aqDamascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and ^arwool of Sahar 19 and casks of wine ^{▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew wool of Sahar, Vedan, and Javan} from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, ^atcassia, and ^aucalamus were bartered for your merchandise. 20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of ^avKedar were your favored dealers ^awin lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. 22 The traders of ^axSheba and ^ayRaamah traded with you; they exchanged ^azfor your wares ^bathe best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. 23 ^bbHaran, Canneh, ^bcEden, traders of Sheba, ^bdAsshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of ^beblue and ^bfembroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. 25 ^bgThe ships of ^bhTarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden ^biin the heart of the seas.