Ezekiel 27
1 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 and you(m. s.) son: child man to lift: raise upon Tyre dirge
“You, therefore, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre.
3 and to say to/for Tyre ([the] to dwell *Qk) upon entry sea to trade [the] people to(wards) coastland many thus to say Lord YHWH/God Tyre you(f. s.) to say I entire beauty
And you shall say to Tyre, which lives at the entrance to the sea, which is the marketplace of the peoples for the many islands: Thus says the Lord God: O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am of perfect beauty,
4 in/on/with heart sea border: boundary your to build you to perfect beauty your
for I have been positioned at the heart of the sea!’ Your neighbors, who built you, have filled up your beauty.
5 cypress from Senir to build to/for you [obj] all tablet cedar from Lebanon to take: take to/for to make mast upon you
They constructed you with spruce from Senir, with all the planks of the sea. They have taken cedars from Lebanon, so that they might make a mast for you.
6 oak from Bashan to make oar your board your to make tooth: ivory daughter pine from coastland (Cyprus *Qk)
They have formed your oars from the oaks of Bashan. And they have made your crossbeams from Indian ivory, and the pilothouse is from the islands of Italy.
7 linen in/on/with embroidery from Egypt to be spreading your to/for to be to/for you to/for ensign blue and purple from coastland Elishah to be covering your
Colorful fine linen from Egypt was woven for you as a sail to be placed upon the mast; hyacinth and purple from the islands of Elishah were made into your covering.
8 to dwell Sidon and Arvad to be to row to/for you wise your Tyre to be in/on/with you they(masc.) pilot your
The inhabitants of Sidon and of Arwad were your rowers. Your wise ones, O Tyre, were your navigators.
9 old: elder Gebal and wise her to be in/on/with you to strengthen: strengthen breach your all fleet [the] sea and mariner their to be in/on/with you to/for to pledge merchandise your
The elders of Gebal and its experts were considered as sailors making use of your diverse equipment. All the ships of the sea and their sailors were your merchants among the people.
10 Persia and Lud and Put to be in/on/with strength: soldiers your human battle your shield and helmet to hang in/on/with you they(masc.) to give: give glory your
The Persians, and the Lydians, and the Libyans were your men of war in your army. They suspended shield and helmet within you for your adornment.
11 son: descendant/people Arvad and Helech upon wall your around and Gamaddim in/on/with tower your to be shield their to hang upon wall your around they(masc.) to perfect beauty your
The sons of Arwad were with your army upon your walls all around. And even the Gammadim, who were in your towers, suspended their quivers on your walls on all sides; they completed your beauty.
12 Tarshish to trade your from abundance all substance in/on/with silver: money iron tin and lead to give: give ware your
The Carthaginians, your merchants, supplied your festivals with a multitude of diverse riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
13 Greece Tubal and Meshech they(masc.) to trade your in/on/with soul: life man and article/utensil bronze to give: give merchandise your
Greece, Tubal, and Meshech, these were your peddlers; they traveled to your people with slaves and with brass vessels.
14 from Beth-(togarmah) (Beth)-togarmah horse and horse and mule to give: give ware your
From the house of Togarmah, they brought horses, and horsemen, and mules to your market.
15 son: descendant/people Dedan to trade your coastland many merchandise hand: themselves your horn tooth: ivory (and ebony *Qk) to return: return gift your
The sons of Dedan were your merchants. The many islands were the marketplace of your hand. They traded teeth of ivory and of ebony for your price.
16 Syria to trade your from abundance deed: work your in/on/with emerald purple and embroidery and fine linen and coral and ruby to give: give in/on/with ware your
The Syrian was your merchant. Because of the multitude of your works, they offered jewels, and purple, and patterned cloth, and fine linen, and silk, and other valuables in your market.
17 Judah and land: country/planet Israel they(masc.) to trade your in/on/with wheat Minnith and cake and honey and oil and balsam to give: give merchandise your
Judah and the land of Israel, these were your peddlers of the best grain; they offered balsam, and honey, and oil, and resins at your festivals.
18 Damascus to trade your in/on/with abundance deed: work your from abundance all substance in/on/with wine Helbon and wool Sahar
The Damascene was your trader in the multitude of your works, in greatly diverse wealth, in rich wine, in wool with the finest coloring.
19 casks and Greece from Uzal in/on/with ware your to give: give iron smooth cassia and branch: calamus in/on/with merchandise your to be
Dan, and Greece, and Mosel have offered works made of iron at your festivals. Storax ointment and sweet flag were in your marketplace.
20 Dedan to trade your in/on/with garment spread to/for riding
The men of Dedan were your peddlers of tapestries used as seats.
21 Arabia and all leader Kedar they(masc.) to trade hand: themselves your in/on/with ram and ram and goat in/on/with them to trade your
Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar, these were the merchants at your hand. Your merchants came to you with lambs, and rams, and young goats.
22 to trade Sheba and Raamah they(masc.) to trade your in/on/with head: top all spice and in/on/with all stone precious and gold to give: give ware your
The vendors of Sheba and Raamah, these were your merchants, with all the finest aromatics, and precious stones, and gold, which they offered in your marketplace.
23 Haran and Canneh and Eden to trade Sheba Assyria Chilmad to trade your
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden were your merchants. Sheba, Assur, and Chilmad were your sellers.
24 they(masc.) to trade your in/on/with perfection in/on/with garment blue and embroidery and in/on/with treasury rich apparel in/on/with cord to saddle/tie and reinforced in/on/with market your
These were your merchants in many places, with windings of hyacinth and of colorful weavings, and with precious treasures, which were wrapped and bound with cords. Also, they had works of cedar among your merchandise.
25 fleet Tarshish to travel your merchandise your and to fill and to honor: heavy much in/on/with heart sea
The ships of the sea were important to your business dealings. For you were replenished and exceedingly glorified in the heart of the sea.
26 in/on/with water many to come (in): bring you [the] to row [obj] you spirit: breath [the] east to break you in/on/with heart sea
Your rowers have brought you into many waters. The south wind has worn you down in the heart of the sea.
27 substance your and ware your merchandise your mariner your and pilot your to strengthen: strengthen breach your and to pledge merchandise your and all human battle your which in/on/with you and in/on/with all assembly your which in/on/with midst your to fall: fall in/on/with heart sea in/on/with day carcass your
Your riches, and your treasures, and your versatile equipment, your sailors and your navigators, who handle your goods and who were first among your people, likewise your men of war, who were among you, and your entire multitude that is in your midst: they will fall in the heart of the sea on the day of your ruin.
28 to/for voice: sound outcry pilot your to shake pasture
Your fleets will be disturbed by the sound of an outcry from your navigators.
29 and to go down from fleet their all to capture oar mariner all pilot [the] sea to(wards) [the] land: country/planet to stand: stand
And all who were handling the oar will descend from their ships; the sailors and all the navigators of the sea will stand upon the land.
30 and to hear: proclaim upon you in/on/with voice their and to cry out bitter and to ascend: establish dust upon head their in/on/with ashes to wallow
And they will howl over you with a great voice, and they will cry out with bitterness. And they will cast dust upon their heads, and they will be sprinkled with ashes.
31 and to make bald to(wards) you bald spot and to gird sackcloth and to weep to(wards) you in/on/with bitter soul mourning bitter
And they will shave their heads because of you, and they will be wrapped in haircloth. And they will weep for you with bitterness of soul, with a very bitter weeping.
32 and to lift: raise to(wards) you in/on/with wailing their dirge and to chant upon you who? like/as Tyre like/as destroyed in/on/with midst [the] sea
And they will take up a mournful verse over you, and they will lament you: ‘What city is like Tyre, which has become mute in the midst of the sea?’
33 in/on/with to come out: come ware your from sea to satisfy people many in/on/with abundance substance your and merchandise your to enrich king land: country/planet
For by the going forth of your merchandise by sea, you supplied many peoples; by the multitude of your riches and of your people, you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 time to break from sea in/on/with deep water merchandise your and all assembly your in/on/with midst your to fall: fall
Now you have been worn away by the sea, your opulence is in the depths of the waters, and your entire multitude that was in your midst has fallen.
35 all to dwell [the] coastland be desolate: appalled upon you and king their to shudder shuddering to thunder face
All the inhabitants of the islands have been stupefied over you; and all their kings, having been struck by the tempest, have changed their expression.
36 to trade in/on/with people to whistle upon you terror to be and nothing you till forever: enduring
The merchants of the peoples have hissed over you. You have been reduced to nothing, and you shall not be again, even forever.”
