A Lament for Tyre
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2
"Now you,
1son of man,
2raise a lamentation over Tyre,
3
and say to Tyre, who dwells at
3the entrances to the sea,
4merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am
5perfect in beauty.'
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Your borders are
6in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.
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They made all your planks of fir trees from
7Senir; they took
8a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
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Of
9oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from
10the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
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11Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from
12the coasts of Elishah was your awning.
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The inhabitants of Sidon and
13Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were
14your pilots.
9
The elders of
15Gebal and her skilled men were in you,
16caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
10
17"Persia and
18Lud and
19Put were in your army as your men of war.
20They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.
11
Men of
21Arvad 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
22perfect your beauty.
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23"Tarshish did
24business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your
25wares.
13
26Javan,
27Tubal, and
28Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
14
From
29Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules
30for your wares.
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The men of
31Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
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Syria
32did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares
33emeralds,
34purple,
35embroidered work,
36fine linen, coral, and
37ruby.
17
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise
38wheat of
39Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and
40balm.
18
41Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and
42wool of Sahar
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and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron,
43cassia, and
44calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
20
Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
21
Arabia and all the princes of
45Kedar were your favored dealers
46in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.
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The traders of
47Sheba and
48Raamah traded with you; they exchanged
49for your wares
50the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.
23
51Haran, Canneh,
52Eden, traders of Sheba,
53Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.
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In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of
54blue and
55embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.
25
56The ships of
57Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden
58in the heart of the seas.