Ezekiel 27:1-13

Grief over Tyre

¹Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²“And you, son of man, take up a song of mourning over Tyre; ³and say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

“Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4“Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

Your builders have perfected your beauty.

5“They have made all your planks of juniper trees from Senir;

They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

6“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your rudders;

With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

7“Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your flag;

Your awning was violet and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.

8“The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers;

Your wise men, Tyre, were aboard; they were your sailors.

9“The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your leaks;

All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.

¹⁰“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor. ¹¹The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.

¹²“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your merchandise. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traders; with human lives and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise.