Ezekiel 27:1

A Lament for Tyre

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 27:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:1

The word of the Lord came again unto me
Upon the same subject, the destruction of Tyre: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 27:1 In-Context

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.

3 Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

5 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.