Ezekiel 27:1-25

A Lament Over Tyre

1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.
3 Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”
4 Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
5 They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir[a] ; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood[b] from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.
9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.
10 “ ‘Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.
11 Men of Arvad and Helek guarded your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.
12 “ ‘Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
13 “ ‘Greece, Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings and articles of bronze for your wares.
14 “ ‘Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.
15 “ ‘The men of Rhodes[c] traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16 “ ‘Aram[d] did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise.
17 “ ‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections,[e] honey, olive oil and balm for your wares.
18 “ ‘Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar
19 and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus.
20 “ ‘Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.
21 “ ‘Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.
22 “ ‘The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.
23 “ ‘Harran, Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you.
24 In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.
25 “ ‘The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea.

Cross References 54

  • 1. S Ezekiel 19:1
  • 2. S Psalms 83:7
  • 3. ver 33; Hosea 9:13
  • 4. S Isaiah 23:9; S Ezekiel 16:15; Ezekiel 28:2
  • 5. Ezekiel 28:12
  • 6. S Deuteronomy 3:9
  • 7. S Isaiah 2:13
  • 8. Numbers 21:33; S Psalms 29:9; Jeremiah 22:20; Zechariah 11:2
  • 9. S Genesis 10:4; Isaiah 23:12
  • 10. S Exodus 26:36; S Isaiah 19:9
  • 11. Exodus 25:4; Jeremiah 10:9
  • 12. Genesis 10:4
  • 13. Genesis 10:18
  • 14. 1 Kings 9:27
  • 15. S Joshua 13:5; 1 Kings 5:18
  • 16. S Psalms 104:26
  • 17. 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 1:1; Ezekiel 38:5; Daniel 8:20
  • 18. S Isaiah 66:19
  • 19. S Genesis 10:6; Ezekiel 30:5; Nahum 3:9
  • 20. Song of Songs 4:4
  • 21. ver 27
  • 22. S Genesis 10:4
  • 23. ver 18,33
  • 24. Joel 3:6
  • 25. Genesis 10:2; Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 32:26; Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 39:1
  • 26. Revelation 18:13
  • 27. S Genesis 10:3; Ezekiel 38:6
  • 28. S Genesis 10:7
  • 29. S Jeremiah 25:22
  • 30. 1 Kings 10:22; Revelation 18:12
  • 31. Judges 10:6; Isaiah 7:1-8
  • 32. Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11; Ezekiel 28:13
  • 33. S Ezekiel 16:10
  • 34. Job 28:18
  • 35. S 1 Kings 5:9
  • 36. Judges 11:33
  • 37. S Genesis 43:11
  • 38. Acts 12:20
  • 39. S Genesis 14:15; Ezekiel 47:16-18
  • 40. S ver 12
  • 41. S Genesis 10:2
  • 42. Genesis 10:27
  • 43. S Exodus 30:24
  • 44. S Genesis 10:7
  • 45. S 2 Chronicles 9:14
  • 46. S Genesis 25:13; Isaiah 21:17; Isaiah 60:7
  • 47. S Genesis 10:7,28; 1 Kings 10:1-2; Isaiah 60:6
  • 48. S Genesis 43:11
  • 49. Revelation 18:12
  • 50. S Genesis 11:26; 2 Kings 19:12
  • 51. S Isaiah 37:12
  • 52. S Genesis 10:22; S Numbers 24:24
  • 53. S Genesis 10:4; Isa 2:16 "fn"
  • 54. Revelation 18:3

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. That is, Mount Hermon
  • [b]. Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.
  • [c]. Septuagint; Hebrew "Dedan"
  • [d]. Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac "Edom"
  • [e]. The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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