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Moreover, the word of the LORDcame to me saying,
r{mael y;lea h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
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"And you, son of man, take up a lamentationoverTyre;
h'nyiq r{c -l;[ a'f ~'d'a -n,b h'T;a.w
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and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to manycoastlands, 'Thussays the LordGOD, "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
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"Your sail was of fineembroideredlinen from Egypt So that it became your distinguishingmark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
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"The elders of Gebal and her wisemen 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.
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"The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
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"Aram was your customerbecause of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroideredwork, finelinen, coral and rubies.
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"Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and whitewool.
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"The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of preciousstones and gold.
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"They traded with you in choicegarments, in clothes of blue and embroideredwork, and in carpets of manycolors and tightlywoundcords, which were among your merchandise.
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"Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of warwho are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow.
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"Also they will make themselves bald* for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bittermourning.
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"Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you And lamentover you: 'Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?
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'When your wareswent out from the seas, You satisfiedmanypeoples; With the abundance of your wealth and your merchandise You enriched the kings of earth.