Ezekiel 27:1

A Lament Over Tyre

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 27:1 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Then this message came to me from the LORD :
The Message Bible (MSG)
1 God's Message came to me:
American Standard Version (ASV)
1 The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
1 The word of the Lord came to me:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
1 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

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 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 ; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
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