
Ezekiel 26:15-27:36 New International Version - UK (NIVUK)15 ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you? 16 Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you. 17 Then they will take up a lament concerning you and say to you: ‘“How you are destroyed, city of renown, 19 ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: when I make you a desolate city, like cities no longer inhabited, and when I bring the ocean depths over you and its vast waters cover you, 20 then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of long ago. I will make you dwell in the earth below, as in ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, and you will not return or take your place[a] in the land of the living. 21 I will bring you to a horrible end and you will be no more. You will be sought, but you will never again be found, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ A lament over Tyre27 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 ‘Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre. 3 Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘“You say, Tyre, 10 ‘“Men of Persia, Lydia and Put 12 ‘“Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise. 13 ‘“Greece, Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings and articles of bronze for your wares. 14 ‘“Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise. 15 ‘“The men of Rhodes[d] traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. 16 ‘“Aram[e] did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise. 17 ‘“Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections,[f] honey, olive oil and balm for your wares. 18 ‘“Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar 19 and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus. 20 ‘“Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you. 21 ‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats. 22 ‘“The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold. 23 ‘“Harran, Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you. 24 In your market-place they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicoloured rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted. 25 ‘“The ships of Tarshish serve Footnotes:
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