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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezekiel/26.htm" title="Ezekiel 26">◄</a> Ezekiel 27 <a href="../ezekiel/28.htm" title="Ezekiel 28">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch33027" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn33027" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">The Ship Tyre.</span> <span id="v33027001" class="ver">1</span>The word of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> came to me: <span id="v33027002" class="ver">2</span>You, son of man, raise a lament over Tyre, <span id="v33027003" class="ver">3</span>and say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance to the sea, trader to peoples on many coastlands, Thus says the Lord <span class="tetr">God</span>:</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">Tyre, you said, “I am a ship,</p> <p class="sl1">perfect in beauty”;<a id="ren33027003-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027003-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027004" class="ver">4</span>In the heart of the sea was your territory;</p> <p class="sl1">your builders perfected your beauty.<a id="ren33027004-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027004-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027005" class="ver">5</span>With juniper wood from Senir<a id="rfn33027005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027005-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">they built all your decks;</p> <p class="sl">A cedar from Lebanon they took</p> <p class="sl1">to make you a mast.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027006" class="ver">6</span>With oaks of Bashan<a id="rfn33027006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027006-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">they fashioned your oars,</p> <p class="sl">Your bridge, of ivory-inlaid cypress wood</p> <p class="sl1">from the coasts of Kittim.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027007" class="ver">7</span>Fine embroidered linen from Egypt</p> <p class="sl1">became your sail;</p> <p class="sl">Your awnings were made of purple and scarlet</p> <p class="sl1">from the coasts of Elishah.<a id="rfn33027007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027007-1">*</a> <a id="ren33027007-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027007-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027008" class="ver">8</span>Inhabitants of Sidon<a id="rfn33027008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027008-1">*</a> and Arvad</p> <p class="sl1">were your oarsmen;</p> <p class="sl">Your own sages, Tyre, were on board,</p> <p class="sl1">serving as your sailors.<a id="ren33027008-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027008-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027009" class="ver">9</span>The elders and sages of Gebal</p> <p class="sl1">were with you to caulk your seams.</p> <p class="sl">Every ship and sailor on the sea</p> <p class="sl1">came to you to carry on trade.<a id="ren33027009-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027009-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027010" class="ver">10</span>Persia and Lud and Put</p> <p class="sl1">were warriors in your army;</p> <p class="sl">Shield and helmet they hung on you</p> <p class="sl1">to enhance your splendor.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027011" class="ver">11</span>The men of Arvad and Helech<a id="rfn33027011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027011-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">were on your walls all around</p> <p class="sl">And Gamadites on your towers;</p> <p class="sl1">they hung their shields around your walls,</p> <p class="sl1">they made your beauty perfect.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027012" class="ver">12</span>Tarshish traded with you,</p> <p class="sl1">so great was your wealth,</p> <p class="sl">Exchanging for your wares</p> <p class="sl1">silver, iron, tin, and lead.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027013" class="ver">13</span>Javan, Tubal, and Meshech</p> <p class="sl1">also traded with you,</p> <p class="sl">Exchanging slaves and bronze vessels</p> <p class="sl1">for your merchandise.<a id="ren33027013-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027013-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027014" class="ver">14</span>Horses, steeds, and mules from Beth-togarmah</p> <p class="sl1">were exchanged for your wares.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027015" class="ver">15</span>Men of Rhodes trafficked with you;</p> <p class="sl1">many coastlands were your agents;</p> <p class="sl">Ivory tusks and ebony wood</p> <p class="sl1">they brought back as your payment.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027016" class="ver">16</span>Edom traded with you for your many wares:</p> <p class="sl1">garnets, purple dye, embroidered cloth,</p> <p class="sl">Fine linen, coral, and rubies</p> <p class="sl1">they gave you as merchandise.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027017" class="ver">17</span>Judah and the land of Israel</p> <p class="sl1">trafficked with you:</p> <p class="sl">Minnith wheat, grain,<a id="rfn33027017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33027017-1">*</a> honey, oil, and balm<a id="ren33027017-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027017-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl1">they gave you as merchandise.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027018" class="ver">18</span>Damascus traded with you for your many wares,</p> <p class="sl1">so great was your wealth,</p> <p class="sl1">exchanging Helbon wine and Zahar wool.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027019" class="ver">19</span>Javan exchanged wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane</p> <p class="sl1">from Uzal for your wares.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027020" class="ver">20</span>Dedan traded with you for riding gear.<a id="ren33027020-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027020-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027021" class="ver">21</span>Arabia and the sheikhs of Kedar were your agents,</p> <p class="sl1">dealing in lambs, rams, and goats.<a id="ren33027021-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027021-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027022" class="ver">22</span>The merchants of Sheba and Raamah also traded with you,</p> <p class="sl1">exchanging for your wares the very best spices,</p> <p class="sl1">all kinds of precious stones, and gold.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027023" class="ver">23</span>Haran, Canneh, and Eden,</p> <p class="sl1">the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027024" class="ver">24</span>Traded with you, marketing rich garments,</p> <p class="sl1">purple cloth, embroidered fabric,</p> <p class="sl1">varicolored carpets, and braided cords.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027025" class="ver">25</span>The ships of Tarshish sailed for you with your goods;</p> <p class="sl">You were full and heavily laden</p> <p class="sl1">in the heart of the sea.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027026" class="ver">26</span>Out into deep waters</p> <p class="sl1">your oarsmen brought you;</p> <p class="sl">The east wind shattered you</p> <p class="sl1">in the heart of the sea.<a id="ren33027026-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027026-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027027" class="ver">27</span>Your wealth, your goods, your wares,</p> <p class="sl1">your sailors, your crew,</p> <p class="sl">The caulkers of your seams,</p> <p class="sl1">those who traded for your goods,</p> <p class="sl">All the warriors with you,</p> <p class="sl1">the whole crowd with you</p> <p class="sl">Sank into the heart of the sea</p> <p class="sl1">on the day of your downfall.<a id="ren33027027-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027027-k">k</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027028" class="ver">28</span>At the sound of your sailors’ shouts</p> <p class="sl1">the waves shudder,<a id="ren33027028-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027028-l">l</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027029" class="ver">29</span>Down from their ships</p> <p class="sl1">come all who ply the oars;</p> <p class="sl">Sailors, all the seafaring crew,</p> <p class="sl1">stand on the shore.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027030" class="ver">30</span>They raise their voices over you</p> <p class="sl1">and shout their bitter cries;</p> <p class="sl">They pour dust on their heads</p> <p class="sl1">and cover themselves with ashes.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027031" class="ver">31</span>For you they shave their heads bald</p> <p class="sl1">and put on sackcloth;</p> <p class="sl">For you they weep bitterly,</p> <p class="sl1">in anguished lament.<a id="ren33027031-m" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027031-m">m</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027032" class="ver">32</span>They raise a lament for you;</p> <p class="sl1">they wail over you:</p> <p class="sl">“Who was ever destroyed like Tyre</p> <p class="sl1">in the midst of the sea?”<a id="ren33027032-n" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027032-n">n</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027033" class="ver">33</span>By exporting your goods by sea</p> <p class="sl1">you satisfied many peoples,</p> <p class="sl">With your great wealth and merchandise</p> <p class="sl1">you enriched the kings of the earth.<a id="ren33027033-o" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33027033-o">o</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027034" class="ver">34</span>Now you are wrecked in the sea,</p> <p class="sl1">in the watery depths;</p> <p class="sl">Your wares and all your crew</p> <p class="sl1">have fallen down with you.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027035" class="ver">35</span>All who dwell on the coastlands</p> <p class="sl1">are aghast over you;</p> <p class="sl">Their kings are terrified,</p> <p class="sl1">their faces distorted.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33027036" class="ver">36</span>The traders among the peoples</p> <p class="sl1">now hiss at you;</p> <p class="sl">You have become a horror,</p> <p class="sl1">you shall be no more.</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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