A Lament for Tyre
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre. Ezk 19:1Ezk 28:12Jer 9:10Jer 9:17-20Amo 5:1Amo 5:16Ezk 26:17Ezk 27:32 Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Ezk 27:4Ezk 26:17Ezk 27:10-36Ezk 28:2-3Isa 23:11Isa 23:2-3Isa 23:8-9Psa 50:2
You have said, O Tyre,
‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Ezk 26:5
your builders perfected your beauty.
They constructed all your planking Deu 3:9Isa 14:8Sng 4:81Ki 5:11Ki 5:6Psa 104:16Psa 29:5Psa 92:12
They took a cedar from Lebanon
to make a mast for you.
Of oaks from Bashan Gen 10:4Isa 2:13Zec 11:2Jer 2:10Isa 23:12Jer 22:20Num 21:33Num 24:24
they made your oars;
of wood from the coasts of Cyprus 3
they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt Exo 25:4Jer 10:9Gen 10:4Isa 19:91Ch 1:71Ki 10:28Pro 7:16
they made your sail,
which served as your banner.
Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
they made your awning.
The men of Sidon and Arvad Gen 10:181Ki 9:27Ezk 27:111Ki 5:62Ch 2:13-14Ezk 27:28Gen 10:15Gen 49:13
were your oarsmen.
Your men of skill, O Tyre,
were there as your captains.
The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, 1Ki 5:18Jos 13:5Psa 83:7
repairing your leaks.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors
came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put Ezk 30:5Ezk 38:5Isa 66:19Jer 46:9Sng 4:41Ch 1:111Ch 1:171Ch 1:8
served as warriors in your army.
They hung their shields and helmets on your walls;
they gave you splendor.
Men of Arvad and Helech Ezk 27:3-4
manned your walls all around,
and the men of Gammad
were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
they perfected your beauty.
Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. 1Ki 10:22Ezk 38:13Gen 10:4Isa 23:101Ki 22:482Ch 20:36-37Ezk 27:16Ezk 27:18
Javan, 4 Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise. Gen 10:2Isa 66:191Ch 1:5Ezk 39:1Rev 18:13Ezk 32:26Jol 3:31Ch 1:7
The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. Ezk 38:6Gen 10:31Ch 1:6
The men of Dedan 5were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. 1Ki 10:22Gen 10:7Rev 18:12Ezk 27:20Jer 25:231Ch 1:321Ch 1:9Ezk 25:13
Aram 6was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. Jdg 10:6Ezk 28:132Sa 10:62Sa 15:82Sa 8:5Gen 10:22Gen 28:5Isa 7:1-8
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise. Jdg 11:331Ki 5:92Ch 2:10Act 12:20Deu 32:14Deu 8:8Ezr 3:7Gen 43:11
Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, Isa 7:81Ki 11:24-25Act 9:2Ezk 47:16-18Gen 14:15Gen 15:2 and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. 7 Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane 8were exchanged for your merchandise. 9 Exo 30:23-24Jdg 18:29Psa 45:8Sng 4:13-14
Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. Gen 25:3Ezk 27:15
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats. Isa 60:7Gen 25:131Ch 1:291Ki 10:152Ch 17:11Act 2:11Gal 4:25Isa 21:16
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones. Gen 10:7Isa 60:61Ch 1:91Ki 10:1-132Ch 9:1-12Ezk 38:13Gen 43:11Psa 72:10
Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad. 2Ki 19:12Isa 37:12Amo 1:5Gen 10:22Act 7:4Amo 6:2Gen 10:10Gen 11:31-32 In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted. 2Ki 2:8
The ships of Tarshish 10 Isa 2:16Isa 23:14Psa 48:71Ki 10:22Isa 60:9
carried your merchandise.
And you were filled with heavy cargo
in the heart of the sea.
Your oarsmen have brought you Psa 48:7Act 27:14Ezk 26:19Jer 18:17Ezk 27:34Isa 33:23Psa 93:3-4Rev 17:15
onto the high seas,
but the east wind will shatter you
in the heart of the sea.
Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, Pro 11:4Ezk 26:12Ezk 26:14Ezk 26:21Ezk 27:12Ezk 27:18-19Ezk 27:22Ezk 27:24
your sailors, captains, and shipwrights,
your merchants and all the warriors within you,
with all the other people on board,
will sink into the heart of the sea
on the day of your downfall.
The countryside will shake Ezk 26:10Exo 15:14Ezk 26:15-18Ezk 27:35Ezk 31:16Nam 2:3
when your sailors cry out.
All who handle the oars Ezk 26:16Ezk 32:10Rev 18:17-24
will abandon their ships.
The sailors and all the captains of the sea
will stand on the shore.
They will raise their voices for you Jer 6:262Sa 1:2Lam 2:101Sa 4:12Ezk 26:17Isa 23:1-6Jon 3:6Est 4:1-4
and cry out bitterly.
They will throw dust on their heads
and roll in ashes.
They will shave their heads for you Ezk 7:18Isa 22:12Isa 15:2Isa 16:9Isa 22:4Amo 8:10Deu 14:1Jer 16:6
and wrap themselves in sackcloth.
They will weep over you
with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
As they wail and mourn over you, Ezk 26:17Ezk 27:2Rev 18:18Ezk 26:4-5Ezk 27:26Lam 1:12Lam 2:13
they will take up a lament for you:
‘Who was ever like Tyre,
silenced in the middle of the sea?
When your wares went out to sea, Rev 18:19Ezk 27:12-36Ezk 27:3Ezk 28:16Ezk 28:4-5Isa 23:3-8Rev 18:12-15Rev 18:3
you satisfied many nations.
You enriched the kings of the earth
with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
Now you are shattered by the seas Ezk 27:26-27Zec 9:3-4Ezk 26:12-15Ezk 26:19-21
in the depths of the waters;
your merchandise and the people among you
have gone down with you.
All the people of the coastlands Ezk 32:10Isa 23:6Ezk 26:15-18Ezk 28:17-19Rev 18:9-10
are appalled over you.
Their kings shudder with fear;
their faces are contorted.
Those who trade among the nations Jer 18:16Ezk 26:21Jer 19:8Psa 37:10Psa 37:36Zep 2:151Ki 9:8Ezk 26:14
hiss at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’”