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The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
    were your rowers;
skilled men of Zemer[a] were within you,
    they were your pilots.
The elders of Gebal and its artisans were within you,
    caulking your seams;
all the ships of the sea with their mariners were within you,
    to barter for your wares.
10 Paras[b] and Lud and Put
    were in your army,
    your mighty warriors;
they hung shield and helmet in you;
    they gave you splendour.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:8 Cn Compare Gen 10.18: Heb your skilled men, O Tyre
  2. Ezekiel 27:10 Or Persia

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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