Ezekiel 27:3-23

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³Say to Tyre,^(A) situated at the gateway to the sea,^(B) merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You say, Tyre,
    “I am perfect in beauty.^(C)”
⁴Your domain was on the high seas;
    your builders brought your beauty to perfection.^(D)
⁵They made all your timbers
    of juniper from Senir^[a];^(E)
they took a cedar from Lebanon^(F)
    to make a mast for you.
⁶Of oaks^(G) from Bashan
    they made your oars;
of cypress wood^[b] from the coasts of Cyprus^(H)
    they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
⁷Fine embroidered linen^(I) from Egypt was your sail
    and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple^(J)
    from the coasts of Elishah.^(K)
⁸Men of Sidon and Arvad^(L) were your oarsmen;
    your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.^(M)
⁹Veteran craftsmen of Byblos^(N) were on board
    as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea^(O) and their sailors
    came alongside to trade for your wares.

¹⁰“‘Men of Persia,^(P) Lydia^(Q) and Put^(R)
    served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields^(S) and helmets on your walls,
    bringing you splendor.
¹¹Men of Arvad and Helek
    guarded your walls on every side;
men of Gammad
    were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
    they brought your beauty to perfection.^(T)

¹²“‘Tarshish^(U) did business with you because of your great wealth of goods;^(V) they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

¹³“‘Greece,^(W) Tubal and Meshek^(X) did business with you; they traded human beings^(Y) and articles of bronze for your wares.

¹⁴“‘Men of Beth Togarmah^(Z) exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.

¹⁵“‘The men of Rhodes^[c]^(AA) traded with you, and many coastlands^(AB) were your customers; they paid you with ivory^(AC) tusks and ebony.

¹⁶“‘Aram^[d]^(AD) did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise,^(AE) purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen,^(AF) coral^(AG) and rubies for your merchandise.

¹⁷“‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat^(AH) from Minnith^(AI) and confections,^[e] honey, olive oil and balm^(AJ) for your wares.^(AK)

¹⁸“‘Damascus^(AL) did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods.^(AM) They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar ¹⁹and casks of wine from Izal^(AN) in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia^(AO) and calamus.

²⁰“‘Dedan^(AP) traded in saddle blankets with you.

²¹“‘Arabia^(AQ) and all the princes of Kedar^(AR) were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.

²²“‘The merchants of Sheba^(AS) and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices^(AT) and precious stones, and gold.^(AU)

²³“‘Harran,^(AV) Kanneh and Eden^(AW) and merchants of Sheba, Ashur^(AX) and Kilmad traded with you.

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Ezekiel 27:5 That is, Mount Hermon
Ezekiel 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.
Ezekiel 27:15 Septuagint; Hebrew Dedan
Ezekiel 27:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Edom
Ezekiel 27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

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