Ezekiel 27

¹ The word of the LORD came to me:

² "Now you, son of man, raise a lament over Tyre."

³ Say to Tyre,
you who dwell at the entrance to the sea,
merchant of the peoples to many coastlands:
Thus says the Lord GOD:
Tyre, you have said,
"I am perfect in beauty."

⁴ Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
your builders perfected your beauty.

⁵ From cypresses of Senir
they built all your planking.
They took a cedar from Lebanon
to make a mast over you.

⁶ From oaks of Bashan
they made your oars.
Your deck they made of ivory
inlaid in cypress from the coasts of Cyprus.

⁷ 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 skilled men, O Tyre,
were in you—they were your pilots.

⁹ The elders of Gebal and its skilled craftsmen were in you,
caulking your seams.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors
were in you to trade your merchandise.

¹⁰ Persia, Lud, and Put
served in your army as your warriors.
They hung shield and helmet in you;
they gave you splendor.

¹¹ Men of Arvad with your army
were on your walls all around,
and Gammadites were in your towers.
They hung their quivers on your walls all around;
they perfected your beauty.

¹² Tarshish traded with you because of your abundant wealth of every kind—with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.

¹³ Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they were your traders. They exchanged slaves and bronze vessels for your merchandise.

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

¹⁵ The men of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; they brought back ivory tusks and ebony as your payment.

¹⁶ Aram traded with you because of your abundant products—with turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies they exchanged for your wares.

¹⁷ Judah and the land of Israel—they were your traders. They exchanged wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

¹⁸ Damascus traded with you for your abundant products, because of your great wealth of every kind—with wine of Helbon and white wool.

¹⁹ Vedan and Javan from Uzal exchanged for your wares: wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.

²⁰ Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.

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

²² The traders of Sheba and Raamah—they were your traders. They exchanged the finest of all spices, every kind of precious stone, and gold for your wares.

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

²⁴ They traded with you in choice garments, in wraps of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of multicolored fabric, bound with cords and made of cedar—among your merchandise.

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

²⁶ Your rowers brought you
into great waters.
The east wind shattered you
in the heart of the seas.

²⁷ Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
your sailors and your pilots,
your caulkers and your traders,
and all your warriors within you,
along with all the company in your midst,
will sink into the heart of the seas
on the day of your downfall.

²⁸ At the sound of your pilots' cry
the open waters will surge.

²⁹ All who handle the oar will come down from their ships;
the sailors, all the pilots of the sea,
will stand on the shore.

³⁰ They will raise their voice over you
and cry out bitterly.
They will cast dust on their heads
and roll in ashes.

³¹ They will shave themselves bald for you
and put on sackcloth.
They will weep over you in bitterness of soul,
with bitter mourning.

³² They will raise a lament over you in their wailing and chant over you:
"Who was like Tyre,
like the silenced one in the midst of the sea?"

³³ When your wares went out from the seas,
you satisfied many peoples.
With your abundant wealth and merchandise
you enriched the kings of the earth.

³⁴ Now you are wrecked by the seas,
in the depths of the waters.
Your merchandise and all your company
have sunk in your midst.

³⁵ All the inhabitants of the coastlands
are appalled at you.
Their kings shudder with horror;
their faces are contorted.

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