Ezekiel 27:3

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Ezekiel 27:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.

3 Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

5 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

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Ezekiel 27:4

Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

Ezekiel 27:25

The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.

Ezekiel 26:17

Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Ezekiel 28:3

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

Isaiah 23:2

Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.

Ezekiel 27:12

Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

Ezekiel 27:13

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:14

The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

Ezekiel 27:16

Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:18

Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,

Ezekiel 27:19

and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:20

Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

Ezekiel 27:21

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.

Ezekiel 27:23

Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.

Ezekiel 27:24

In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.

Ezekiel 27:26

Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.

Ezekiel 27:27

Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

Ezekiel 27:28

The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.

Ezekiel 27:29

All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.

Ezekiel 27:30

They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

Ezekiel 27:31

They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

Ezekiel 27:32

As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?

Ezekiel 27:33

When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:34

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.

Ezekiel 27:35

All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.

Ezekiel 27:36

Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

Isaiah 23:3

On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.

Isaiah 23:8

Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?

Isaiah 23:11

The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.

Revelation 18:3

All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

Revelation 18:11

And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

Revelation 18:12

cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

Revelation 18:13

of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

Revelation 18:14

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

Revelation 18:15

The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

Ezekiel 27:10

Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

Ezekiel 27:11

Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.

Ezekiel 28:12

“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

Ezekiel 28:14

You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Ezekiel 28:15

From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways— until wickedness was found in you.

Ezekiel 28:16

By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

Psalms 50:2

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

Isaiah 23:9

The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.