Chapter 27 The word of the Lord came again to me Saying Now son of man take up a lamentation for Tire and satataya You who are situated at the entrance of The sea Merchant of the peoples on many Coastlands thus says the Lord God Otaya you have said I am perfect in Beauty Your borders are in the midst of the Seas Your Builders have perfected your beauty They made all your planks of fur trees From Cena They took a cedar from Lebanon to make You a must Of Oaks from Basin they made your oars The company of asherites have inlaid Your planks with ivory from the coasts Of Cyprus Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was What you spread for your sale Blue and purple from the coasts of Elisha was what covered you Inhabitants of sidon and arvad were your Oarsmen Your wise men otaya were in you they Became your Pilots Elders of gable and its wise men were in You to Cork your seams All the ships of the sea and their Oarsmen were in you to Market your Merchandise
Those from Persia Lydia and Libya were In your army as Men of War They hung shield and helmet in you they Gave Splendor to you Men of arvad with your army were on your Walls all around and the men of gamut Were in your Towers They hung their shields on your walls All around They made your beauty perfect Tarshish was your Merchant because of Your many luxury goods They gave you silver iron tin and lead For your goods Javen tubal and meshech were your Traders They Bartered human lives and vessels of Bronze for your merchandise Those from the house of togama traded For your wares with horses steeds and Mules The men of dedon were your Traders many Isles were the market of your hand They brought you ivory tusks and Ebony As payment Syria was your Merchant because of the Abundance of goods you made They gave for your wares emeralds purple Embroidery fine linen corals and rubies Judah and the land of Israel were your Traders they traded for your merchandise Wheat of minute Millet honey oil and Balm Damascus was your Merchant because of
The abundance of goods you made because Of your many luxury items with the wine Of hellborn and with white wool Dan and Javen paid for your wares Traversing back and forth Wrought iron cassia and Kane were among Your merchandise Dedan was your Merchant in Saddle cloths For riding Arabia and all the princes of Kida were Your regular Merchants they traded with You in Lambs Rams and goats The merchants of Sheba and Rhema were Your merchants They traded for your wares the choicest Spices all kinds of precious stones and Gold Harun Khanna Eden the merchants of Sheba Assyria and kilmad were your merchants These were your merchants in Choice Items in purple clothes in embroidered Garments in chests of multi-colored Apparel in sturdy woven cords which were In your Marketplace The ships of tarshish were carriers of Your merchandise You were filled and very glorious in the Midst of the Seas Your oarsmen brought you into many Waters But the East Wind broke you in the midst Of the Seas Your riches Wares and merchandise your Mariners and Pilots your caucus and
Merchandisers all your men of War who Are in you and the entire company which Is in your midst Will fall into the midst of the Seas on The day of your ruin The common land will shake at the sound Of the Cry of your Pilots All who handle the ore the Mariners all The pilots of the sea will come down From their ships and stand on the shore They will make their voice heard because Of you they will cry bitterly and cast Dust on their heads they will roll about In ashes They will shave themselves completely Bold because of you gird themselves with Sackcloth and a weep for you with Bitterness of heart and bitter wailing In their wailing for you they will take Up a lamentation and lament for you What city is like Tire destroyed in the Midst of the sea When your wares went out by sea you Satisfied many people You enriched the kings of the Earth with Your many luxury goods and your Merchandise But you are broken by the seas in the Depths of the waters Your merchandise and the entire company Will fall in your midst All the inhabitants of the Isles will be Astonished at you Their kings will be greatly afraid
And their countenance will be troubled The merchants among the peoples will Hiss at you You will become a horror and be no more Forever