The inhabitants of Sidon and (A)Arvad were your rowers;
Your (B)wise men, Tyre, were [a]aboard; they were your sailors.
The elders of (C)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 (D)Persia, (E)Lud, and (F)Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor.

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  1. Ezekiel 27:8 Lit in you

Men of Sidon and Arvad(A) were your oarsmen;
    your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.(B)
Veteran craftsmen of Byblos(C) were on board
    as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea(D) and their sailors
    came alongside to trade for your wares.

10 “‘Men of Persia,(E) Lydia(F) and Put(G)
    served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields(H) and helmets on your walls,
    bringing you splendor.

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The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

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