Ezekiel 27 - Revised Standard Version Old Tradition 1952(RSV-C)

1The word of the Lord came to me:

2“Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre,

3and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:

“O Tyre, you have said,

‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

your builders made perfect your beauty.

5They made all your planks

of fir trees from Senir;

they took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6Of oaks of Bashan

they made your oars;

they made your deck of pines

from the coasts of Cyprus,

inlaid with ivory.

7Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

was your sail,

serving as your ensign;

blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah

was your awning.

8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad

were your rowers;

skilled men of Zemer were in you,

they were your pilots.

9The 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“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.

11The men of Arvad and Helech were upon your walls round about, and men of Gamad were in your towers; they hung their shields upon your walls round about; they made perfect your beauty.

12“Tarshish trafficked with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.

13 traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets, they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

16Edom trafficked with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and agate.

17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat, olives and early figs, honey, oil, and balm.

18Damascus trafficked with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon, and white wool,

19and wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.

20Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.

21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they trafficked with you.

22The 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.

23Haran, Canneh, Eden, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

24These traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored stuff, bound with cords and made secure; in these they traded with you.

25The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise.

“So you were filled and heavily laden

in the heart of the seas.

26Your rowers have brought you out

into the high seas.

The east wind has wrecked you

in the heart of the seas.

27 like Tyre

in the midst of the sea?

33When your wares came from the seas,

you satisfied many peoples;

with your abundant wealth and merchandise

you enriched the kings of the earth.

34Now you are wrecked by the seas,

in the depths of the waters;

your merchandise and all your crew

have sunk with you.

35All the inhabitants of the coastlands

are appalled at you;

and their kings are horribly afraid,

their faces are convulsed.

36The merchants among the peoples hiss at you;

you have come to a dreadful end

and shall be no more for ever.’ ”