Ezekiel 27 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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

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

“Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

Your builders have perfected your beauty.

“They have made all your planks of fir trees from [fn]Senir;

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

“Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars;

They have made your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your distinguishing mark (insignia);

Your [ship’s] awning [which covered you] was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor].

“The inhabitants of Sidon and [the island] of Arvad were your oarsmen;

Your skilled and wise men, O Tyre, were with you; they were your pilots.

“The elders of [fn]Gebal and its skilled and wise men were with you, repairing your leaks;

All the ships of the sea with their mariners were with you to deal in your merchandise.

“Persia and Lud and Put (Libya) were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and the helmet on you; they gave you splendor.

“Tarshish [in Spain] was your customer and traded with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares.

And you [Tyre] were replenished and very glorious [heavily laden with an imposing fleet]

In the heart of the seas.

“Your rowers have brought you

Into great and deep waters;

The east wind has broken and shipwrecked you

In the heart of the seas.

“Your riches, your wares, your merchandise

Your oarsmen and your pilots,

Your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,

And all your men of war who are with you,

With all your company that is in your midst,

Will sink in the heart of the seas

On the day of your ruin.

“The pasture lands and the countryside will shake

At the [piercing] sound of the [hopeless, wailing] cry of your pilots.

“All who handle the oar,

The mariners and all the pilots of the sea

Will come down from their ships;

They will stand on the shore,

And they will make their voice heard [as they wail loudly] over you

And they will cry bitterly.

They will throw dust on their heads;

They will wallow in ashes.

“And they will make themselves [completely] bald for you

And wrap themselves in sackcloth;

And in bitterness of soul they will weep for you

With bitter mourning and wailing.

“In their wailing they will take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for you

And sing a dirge for you:

‘Who is like Tyre,

Like her who is silent [destroyed] in the midst of the sea?

‘When your wares went out to the sea,

You met the desire, and the demand, and the necessities of many people;

You enriched the kings of the earth

With your abundant wealth and merchandise.

‘Now you are shattered by the seas

In the depths of the waters;

Your merchandise and all your crew

Have gone down with you.

‘All the inhabitants of the coastlands

Are aghast and appalled at you,

And their kings are horribly frightened and shudder;

Their faces twitch and pale.

‘The merchants among the people hiss at you [with malicious joy];

You have become a horror and a source of terrors.

You will cease to be [fn]forever.’”’”