27:1 The ·Lord spoke his word [L word of the Lord came] to me, saying:
27:2 “·Human [T Son of man; 2:1], sing a ·funeral song [lament; dirge] for the city of Tyre.
27:3 Speak to Tyre, which ·has ports for the Mediterranean Sea [L sits at the gateway to the Sea] and is a ·place for trade [merchant] for the people of many coastlands. ‘This is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you have said, “I am ·like a beautiful ship [L perfect in beauty].”
27:4 ·You were at home on [L Your borders were in the heart of] the high seas. Your builders made your beauty perfect.
27:5 They made all your boards of fir trees from ·Mount Hermon [L Senir]. They took a cedar tree from Lebanon to make a ship’s mast for you.
27:6 They made your oars from oak trees from Bashan. They made your deck from cypress trees from the coast of ·Cyprus [L Kittim] ·and set ivory into it [inlaid with ivory].
27:7 Your sail of ·linen with designs sewed on it [embroidered linen] came from Egypt and ·became like a flag for you [served as your banner]. Your ·cloth shades over the deck [awnings] were blue and purple and came from the ·island [coastlands] of ·Cyprus [L Elisha; C a city on the east side of Cyprus and an older name for the island].
27:8 ·Men [Residents; or Leaders] from Sidon [C a major city twenty-five miles north of Tyre] and Arvad [C a city on the Phoenician coast, north of Sidon] used oars to row you. Tyre, your skilled men were ·the sailors [or captains; pilots] on your deck.
27:9 ·Workers [or Veteran craftsmen; L Elders] of Byblos were with you, putting caulk in your ship’s seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade with you.
27:10 “‘Men of Persia, ·Lydia [L Lud; C a city in Asia Minor], and ·Put [C present-day Libya, in North Africa] were warriors in your ·navy [army] and hung their shields and helmets on your sides. They ·made you look beautiful [gave you splendor].
27:11 Men of Arvad [v. 8] and ·Cilicia [L Helech; C southeast Asia Minor] guarded your city walls all around. Men of Gammad [C an unknown location, perhaps northern Asia Minor] were in your watchtowers and hung their shields around your walls. They made your beauty perfect.
27:12 “‘People of Tarshish [C probably in southern Spain; Jonah 1:3] became traders for you because of your great wealth. They ·traded [exchanged] your goods for silver, iron, tin, and lead.
27:13 “‘People of ·Greece [L Javan], Tubal, and Meshech [C both in Asia Minor; 32:26] became merchants for you. They traded your goods for slaves and items of bronze.
27:14 “‘People of Beth Togarmah [C eastern Asia Minor; present-day Armenia] traded your goods for ·work [or chariot] horses, war horses [C either chariot of cavalry horses], and mules.
27:15 “‘·People of [L Sons of] Rhodes [C an island off southwest coast of Asia Minor] became merchants for you, selling your goods on many coastlands. They brought back ivory tusks and ·valuable black wood [ebony] as your payment.
27:16 “‘People of Aram [C Syria] ·became traders for [did business with] you, because you had so many good things to sell. They traded your goods for turquoise, purple cloth, ·cloth with designs sewed on [embroidered work], fine linen, coral, and rubies.
27:17 “‘People of Judah and Israel became merchants for you. They traded your goods for wheat from Minnith [C a town in Ammon, east of the Jordan River], and for ·meal [millet], honey, olive oil, and balm.
27:18 “‘People of Damascus [C the capital of Aram (Syria)] became traders for you because you have many good things and great wealth. They traded your goods for wine from Helbon [C a town north of Damascus], wool from Zahar [C an area northwest of Damascus], and barrels of wine from Izal [C possibly present-day Yemen]. They received wrought iron, cassia [C a tree similar to the cinnamon tree; Ex. 30:24], and ·sugar cane [or calamus; C a fragrant reed] in payment for your ·good things [wares; merchandise].
27:19 “‘People of Damascus [C the capital of Aram (Syria)] became traders for you because you have many good things and great wealth. They traded your goods for wine from Helbon [C a town north of Damascus], wool from Zahar [C an area northwest of Damascus], and barrels of wine from Izal [C possibly present-day Yemen]. They received wrought iron, cassia [C a tree similar to the cinnamon tree; Ex. 30:24], and ·sugar cane [or calamus; C a fragrant reed] in payment for your ·good things [wares; merchandise].
27:20 “‘People of Dedan [C a territory in southern Edom] became merchants for you, trading saddle blankets for riding.
27:21 “‘People of Arabia and all the ·rulers [princes] of Kedar became traders for you. They received lambs, ·male sheep [rams], and goats in payment for you.
27:22 “‘The merchants of Sheba [C the southwestern Arabian peninsula, present-day Yemen] and Raamah [C a city in southern Arabia] became merchants for you. They traded your goods for all the best spices, ·valuable gems [precious stones], and gold.
27:23 “‘People of Haran [C a city in present-day eastern Turkey], Canneh [C unknown location], Eden [C in Mesopotamia near Haran], and the traders of Sheba [v. 22], Asshur [C a city south of Nineveh], and Kilmad [C an unknown location] became merchants for you.
27:24 They were paid with the best clothes, blue cloth, ·cloth with designs sewed on [embroidered work], carpets of many colors, ·and tightly wound ropes [or rolled up and tied with cords; or made of tightly knotted cords].
27:25 “‘·Trading ships [or The ships of Tarshish] carried ·the things you sold [your merchandise]. You were like a ship full of heavy cargo in the ·middle [L heart] of the sea.
27:26 The men who rowed you brought you out into the high seas, but the east wind broke you to pieces in the ·middle [L heart] of the sea.
27:27 Your wealth, your ·trade [products], your goods, your seamen, your ·sailors [or captains], your ·workers [or caulkers], your traders, your ·warriors [soldiers], and everyone else on board sank into the ·sea [L heart of the sea] on the day ·your ship was wrecked [L of your fall].
27:28 The ·people on the shore shake with fear [L countryside shakes; or waves surge] when your ·sailors [or captains] cry out.
27:29 All the men who row ·leave [disembark from; or abandon] their ships; the seamen and the ·sailors [or captains] of other ships stand on the shore.
27:30 They cry loudly about you; they cry ·very much [bitterly]. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
27:31 They shave their heads for you, and they put on ·rough cloth [burlap; sackcloth; C signs of sorrow and distress]. They ·cry and sob for you [weep over you with bitter souls]; they ·cry loudly [mourn bitterly].
27:32 And in their ·loud crying [wailing] they sing a ·funeral song [lament; dirge] for you: “·No one was ever destroyed [L Who was…?] like Tyre, ·surrounded by [or like a tower in the middle of; or now silent in the midst of] the sea.”
27:33 When the goods you traded went out over the seas, you ·met the needs of [satisfied] many nations. With your great wealth and ·goods [merchandise], you made kings of the earth rich.
27:34 But now you are ·broken [shipwrecked; shattered] by the sea ·and have sunk to the bottom [L in the depths of the waters]. Your ·goods [merchandise] and all the people on board have gone down with you.
27:35 All those who live along the ·shore [coastland] are ·shocked [appalled; aghast] by what happened to you. Their kings are ·terribly afraid [horrified], and their faces ·show their fear [are troubled/contorted].
27:36 The traders among the nations hiss at you. You have ·come to a terrible end [or become a horror], and you are gone forever.’”
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