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1 The word of the Lord came to me:
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The word of the Lord came to me:
2 "Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.
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“Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre,
3 Say to Tyre, who is located at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands: This is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you declared: I am perfect in beauty.
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and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty. ’
4 Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty.
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Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.
5 They constructed all your planking with pine trees from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
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They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, [inlaid] with ivory.
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Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
7 Your sail was [made of] fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and served as your banner. Your awning was of blue and purple fabric from the coasts of Elishah.
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Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men were within you, Tyre; they were your helmsmen.
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The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.
9 The elders of Gebal and its wise men were within you, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came to you to barter for your goods.
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The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.
10 [Men of] Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, [serving] as your warriors. They hung shields and helmets in you; they gave you splendor.
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“Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.
11 Men of Arvad and Helech were [stationed] on your walls all around, and Gamadites were in your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
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Men of Arvad 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 perfect your beauty.
12 "Tarshish was your trading partner because of [your] great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.
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“Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your goods.
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Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
14 Those from Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise.
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From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
15 Men of Dedanwere also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your regular markets. They brought back ivory tusks and ebony as your payment.
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The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
16 Aramwas your trading partner because of your numerous products. They exchanged turquoise, purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your merchandise.
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Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.
17 Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm for your goods.
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Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm.
18 Damascus was also your trading partner because of your numerous products and your great wealth of every kind, [trading] in wine from Helbon and white wool.
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Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar
19 Vedan and Javan from Uzaldealt in your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane were [exchanged] for your goods.
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and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
20 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
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Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
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Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They exchanged gold, the best of all spices, and all kinds of precious stones for your merchandise.
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The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.
23 Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.
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Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.
24 They were your merchants in choice garments, cloaks of blue and embroidered materials, and multicolored carpets, which were bound and secured with cords in your marketplace.
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In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.
25 Ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your goods. So you became full and heavily loaded in the heart of the sea.
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The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.
26 Your rowers have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind has shattered you in the heart of the sea.
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“Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
27 Your wealth, merchandise, and goods, your sailors and helmsmen, those who repair your leaks, those who barter for your goods, and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
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Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall.
28 The countryside shakes at the sound of your sailors' cries.
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At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes,
29 All those who handle an oar disembark from their ships. The sailors and all the helmsmen of the sea stand on the shore.
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and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land
30 They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.
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and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;
31 They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.
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they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
32 In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
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In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you and lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods.
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When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down.
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Now you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your crew in your midst have sunk with you.
35 All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands are appalled at you. Their kings shudder with fear; [their] faces are contorted.
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All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you, and the hair of their kings bristles with horror; their faces are convulsed.
36 Those who trade among the peoples hiss at you; you have become an object of horror and will never exist again."
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The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever. ’”
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