Lament over Tyre 1Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying, 2And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
3and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, Thus says the Lord GOD,
4Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
5They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;
6Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars;
7Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers;
9The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams; 10Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. 11The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty. 12Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares. 13Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders; with the lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14Those from Beth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares. 15The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment. 16Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. 17Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise. 18Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19Vedan and Javan paid for your wares from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and sweet cane were among your merchandise. 20Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers. 22The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold. 23Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. 24They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
25The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise.
26Your rowers have brought you
27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
28At the sound of the cry of your pilots
29All who handle the oar,
30And they will make their voice heard over you
31Also they will make themselves bald for you
32Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you
33When your wares went out from the seas,
34Now that you are broken by the seas
35All the inhabitants of the coastlands
36The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; NASB 1995 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org Bible Hub |