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Ezekiel
27
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2
"Son of man, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
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Ezekiel
27
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3
Tyre is the city at the entrance to the sea. It is the merchant to the nations. Say to Tyre, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: Tyre, you used to brag about your perfect beauty.
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Ezekiel
27
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4
Your home is the sea. " 'Your builders made your beauty perfect.
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Ezekiel
27
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5
Your builders made all your boards from pine trees on Mount Hermon. They took cedar trees from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
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Ezekiel
27
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6
They made your oars from oaks in Bashan. They made your deck from pine trees on the shores of Cyprus. It had ivory set in it.
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Ezekiel
27
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7
Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. They were like your flags. Your awnings were violet and purple. They came from the coasts of Elishah.
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Ezekiel
27
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8
" 'People from Sidon and Arvad used to row you. Your own skilled people were your sailors.
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Ezekiel
27
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9
Master shipbuilders from Gebal went inside you to caulk your seams. All the ships on the sea and their sailors docked alongside you to trade with you.
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Ezekiel
27
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10
People from Persia, Lud, and Put were soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets inside you. Their victories made you look good.
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Ezekiel
27
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11
" 'People from Arvad and Helech were guards all around your walls. People from Gammad guarded your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls, making your beauty perfect.
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Ezekiel
27
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12
" 'People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.
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Ezekiel
27
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13
People from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you. They exchanged slaves and bronze items for your goods.
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Ezekiel
27
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14
People from Beth Togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise.
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Ezekiel
27
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15
People from Dedan traded goods with you. You traded with many people on the coasts, and they brought you ivory and ebony as payment.
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Ezekiel
27
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16
" 'People from Syria traded with you because you had so many products. They exchanged emeralds, purple cloth, richly woven cloth, linen, coral, and rubies for your merchandise.
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Ezekiel
27
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17
Judah and Israel traded with you. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, baked goods, honey, olive oil, and balsam for your goods.
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Ezekiel
27
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18
People from Damascus traded with you because you had so many products. They exchanged wine from Helbon and wool from Sahar.
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Ezekiel
27
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19
" 'Danites and Greeks from Uzal traded for your merchandise. They exchanged wrought iron, cassia, and sugar cane for your goods.
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Ezekiel
27
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21
Arabia and all the officials of Kedar traded with you. They traded lambs, rams, and male goats.
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Ezekiel
27
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22
The merchants from Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They traded the finest spices, precious stones, and gold for your merchandise.
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Ezekiel
27
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23
Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants from Sheba, Assyria, and Kilmad traded with you.
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Ezekiel
27
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In your marketplace they traded for beautiful clothes, purple robes, embroidered cloth, and many multicolored rugs with woven and twisted cords.
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Ezekiel
27
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25
" 'Ships from Tarshish carried your goods. You were like a ship filled with heavy cargo in the sea.
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Ezekiel
27
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26
Your rowers took you out to the high seas, and an east wind wrecked you in the sea.
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Ezekiel
27
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27
Your wealth, your merchandise, and the goods you sell, your mariners and your sailors, your caulkers and your merchants, your soldiers and everyone else on board sank into the sea when your ship was wrecked.
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Ezekiel
27
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28
" 'When your sailors cried out, people on the shore trembled.
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Ezekiel
27
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29
All the rowers, the sailors, and all the mariners came down from their ships and stood on the shore.
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Ezekiel
27
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30
They cried loudly and bitterly over you. They put dust on their heads and covered themselves with ashes.
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Ezekiel
27
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31
They shaved their heads because of you and put on sackcloth. They cried over you with bitterness and with bitter mourning.
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Ezekiel
27
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They sang a funeral song for you with loud crying: "Who is like Tyre, the city destroyed in the sea?"
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Ezekiel
27
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Your merchandise was sent overseas. You filled many people with your great wealth and your goods. You made the kings of the earth rich.
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Ezekiel
27
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Now you are wrecked in the sea, at the bottom of the sea. Your goods and your whole crew sank with you.
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Ezekiel
27
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All those who live on the coasts are horrified because of you. Their kings are terribly afraid. Their faces show their fear.
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Ezekiel
27
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36
The merchants among the nations laugh at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will never exist again.'"