Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Ezekiel 27
² "Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,
³ and say to Tyre, ’You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: "O Tyre, you have said, ’ I am perfect in beauty.’
⁴ Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
⁵ They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
⁶ Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.
⁷ Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
⁸ "Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.
⁹ Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.
¹⁰ "Those from Persia, Lydia, Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you.
¹¹ Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.
¹² "Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.