Ezekiel 27 Good News Translation (GNT)

A Funeral Song for Tyre

27 The Lord said to me, ² “Mortal man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, ³ that city which stands at the edge of the sea and does business with the people living on every seacoast. Tell her what the Sovereign Lord is saying:

¹⁰ “Soldiers from Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your army. They hung their shields and their helmets in your barracks. They are the men who won glory for you. ¹¹ Soldiers from Arvad guarded your walls, and troops from Gamad guarded your towers. They hung their shields on your walls. They are the ones who made you beautiful.

¹² “You did business in Spain and took silver, iron, tin, and lead in payment for your abundant goods. ¹³ You did business in Greece, Tubal, and Meshech and traded your goods for slaves and for articles of bronze. ¹⁴ You sold your goods for workhorses, war-horses, and mules from Beth Togarmah. ¹⁵ The people of Rhodes^[a] traded with you; people of many coastal lands gave you ivory and ebony in exchange for your goods. ¹⁶ The people of Syria bought your merchandise and your many products. They gave emeralds, purple cloth, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and rubies in payment for your wares. ¹⁷ Judah and Israel paid for your goods with wheat,^[b] honey, olive oil, and spices. ^18-19 The people of Damascus bought your merchandise and your products, paying for them with wine from Helbon and wool from Sahar.^[c] They traded wrought iron and spices for your goods. ²⁰ The people of Dedan traded saddle blankets for your goods. ²¹ The Arabians and the rulers of the land of Kedar paid for your merchandise with lambs, sheep, and goats. ²² For your goods the merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded jewels, gold, and the finest spices. ²³ The cities of Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, the cities of Asshur and Chilmad—they all traded with you. ²⁴ They sold you luxurious clothing, purple cloth, and embroidery, brightly colored carpets, and well-made cords and ropes. ²⁵ Your merchandise was carried in fleets of the largest cargo ships.

³⁵ “Everyone who lives along the coast is shocked at your fate. Even their kings are terrified, and fear is written on their faces. ³⁶ You are gone, gone forever, and merchants all over the world are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate.”