Ezekiel 27
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “And you, son of man, raise a lament over Tyre.
3 Tell Tyre, who lives at the gateways of the sea and trades with the peoples of many coastlands: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: «Tyre, you said, “I am perfect in beauty.
4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
5 They built all your planks from cypress trees of Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck of ivory, inlaid with boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.
7 Embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah were your covering.
8 The people of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard you—they were your pilots.
9 The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were aboard you, repairing your leaks; every ship of the sea and its sailors were with you to trade your goods.
10 Persia, Lud, and Put served in your army as men of war. They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you splendor.
11 The men of Arvad and your army stood on your walls all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
12 Tarshish traded with you because of your great wealth of every kind. They paid for your goods with silver, iron, tin, and lead.’”
13 “‘«Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; they paid for your merchandise with people and bronze vessels.
14 The people of Beth-togarmah paid for your goods with horses, riding horses, and mules.
15 The people of Dedan were your traders; many coastlands were markets for your goods. They brought back ivory tusks and ebony as payment.
16 Aram traded with you because of your many products. They paid for your goods with turquoise, purple cloth, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They paid for your merchandise with wheat from Minnith, pastries, honey, oil, and balm.
18 Damascus traded with you because of your many products and great wealth of every kind, offering wine from Helbon and white wool.
19 Vedan and Javan from Uzal paid for your goods; wrought iron, cassia, and cane were part of your trade.
20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.
21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were merchants for your goods; they traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They paid for your goods with the finest spices, every kind of precious stone, and gold.
23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Kilmad traded with you.
24 They traded with you in fine garments, in blue and embroidered cloaks, and in chests of richly colored cloth, bound with cords and securely fastened, in your marketplace.’”
25 “‘«The ships of Tarshish were your caravans, carrying your trade. You were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.
26 Your rowers brought you out into deep waters; the east wind shattered you in the heart of the seas.
27 Your wealth, your goods, and your trade; your sailors and your pilots; those who repaired your leaks and those who traded your merchandise; all your men of war aboard you, along with your entire crowd within you—all will sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.
28 At the sound of your pilots’ cries, the surrounding lands will tremble.
29 All who handle the oars will leave their ships; the sailors and all the pilots of the sea will stand on shore.
30 They will raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31 They will shave their heads for you and put on sackcloth. They will weep for you with bitter grief, mourning bitterly.
32 In their grief they will raise a lament for you and sing over you: “Who was ever like Tyre, now silenced in the midst of the sea?
33 When your goods came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your great wealth and trade, you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now that you are shattered, far from the seas, in the depths of the waters, your trade and your whole crowd have fallen in your midst.
35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands are stunned by you; their kings shudder with horror, and their faces are dismayed.
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have become a terror, and you will be no more forever.’”
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