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1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

1The word of the LORD came to me:

2“Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,

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

3and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

3and 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.’

4Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your 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 you a mast.

5They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.

6Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

7Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

8“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.

8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.

9Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.

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“Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you.

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.

11Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.

11Men 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 merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

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

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

14Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.

14From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.

15The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

15The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

16Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.

16Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.

17Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.

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

18Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.

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

19Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.

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

20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

20Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.

21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

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

22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

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, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.

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

24These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.

24In 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“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

25The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.

26Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.

26“Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.

27“Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.

27Your 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.

28The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

28At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes,

29“All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore.

29and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land

30They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;

30and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;

31They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

31they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

32In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: ‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea?

32In 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 wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.

33When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.

34But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.

34Now 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.

35All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you; Their kings will be greatly afraid, And their countenance will be troubled.

35All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you, and the hair of their kings bristles with horror; their faces are convulsed.

36The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’ ” ’ ”

36The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.’”

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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