nkjv Ezekiel:27-28 SEEK
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The word of the LORD came again to me ,
saying ,
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Now ,
son of man ,
take up a lamentation for Tyre ,
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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 .'
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Your borders are in the midst of the seas .
Your builders have perfected your beauty .
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They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir ;
They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast .
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Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars ;
The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus .
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Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail ;
Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you .
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Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen ;
Your wise men ,
O Tyre ,
were in you ;
They became your pilots .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods .
They gave you silver ,
iron ,
tin ,
and lead for your goods .
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Javan ,
Tubal ,
and Meshech were your traders .
They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise .
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Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses ,
steeds ,
and mules .
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The men of Dedan were your traders ;
many isles were the market of your hand .
They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment .
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Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made .
They gave you for your wares emeralds ,
purple ,
embroidery ,
fine linen ,
corals ,
and rubies .
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Judah and the land of Israel were your traders .
They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith ,
millet ,
honey ,
oil ,
and balm .
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Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made ,
because of your many luxury items ,
with the wine of Helbon and with white wool .
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Dan and Javan paid for your wares ,
traversing back and forth .
Wrought iron ,
cassia ,
and cane were among your merchandise .
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Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding .
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Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants .
They traded with you in lambs ,
rams ,
and goats .
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The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants .
They traded for your wares the choicest spices ,
all kinds of precious stones ,
and gold .
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Haran ,
Canneh ,
Eden ,
the merchants of Sheba ,
Assyria ,
and Chilmad were your merchants .
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These were your merchants in choice items--in purple clothes ,
in embroidered garments ,
in chests of multicolored apparel ,
in sturdy woven cords ,
which were in your marketplace .
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The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise .
You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas .
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Your oarsmen brought you into many waters ,
But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas .
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Your riches ,
wares ,
and merchandise ,
Your mariners and pilots ,
Your caulkers 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 .
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The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots .
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All who handle the oar ,
The mariners ,
All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore .
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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 ;
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They will shave themselves completely bald because of you ,
Gird themselves with sackcloth ,
And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing .
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In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation ,
And lament for you : "
What city is like Tyre ,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea ?
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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 .
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But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters ;
Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst .
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All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you ;
Their kings will be greatly afraid ,
And their countenance will be troubled .
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The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you ;
You will become a horror ,
and be no more forever ."""
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The word of the LORD came to me again ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
say to the prince of Tyre , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
Because your heart is lifted up ,
And you say , "
I am a god ,
I sit in the seat of gods ,
In the midst of the seas ,'
Yet you are a man ,
and not a god ,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
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Behold ,
you are wiser than Daniel !
There is no secret that can be hidden from you !
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With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself ,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries ;
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By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches ,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches ),"
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : "
Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god ,
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Behold ,
therefore ,
I will bring strangers against you ,
The most terrible of the nations ;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom ,
And defile your splendor .
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They shall throw you down into the Pit ,
And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas .
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Will you still say before him who slays you , "
I am a god '?
But you shall be a man ,
and not a god ,
In the hand of him who slays you .
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You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of aliens ;
For I have spoken ,"
says the Lord GOD ."'
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre ,
and say to him , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
You were the seal of perfection ,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty .
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You were in Eden ,
the garden of God ;
Every precious stone was your covering :
The sardius ,
topaz ,
and diamond ,
Beryl ,
onyx ,
and jasper ,
Sapphire ,
turquoise ,
and emerald with gold .
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created .
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You were the anointed cherub who covers ;
I established you ;
You were on the holy mountain of God ;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones .
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You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created ,
Till iniquity was found in you .
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By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within ,
And you sinned ;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God ;
And I destroyed you ,
O covering cherub ,
From the midst of the fiery stones .
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Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty ;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor ;
I cast you to the ground ,
I laid you before kings ,
That they might gaze at you .
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You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities ,
By the iniquity of your trading ;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst ;
It devoured you ,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you .
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All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you ;
You have become a horror ,
And shall be no more forever .""'
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Then the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
set your face toward Sidon ,
and prophesy against her ,
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and say , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
Behold ,
I am against you ,
O Sidon ;
I will be glorified in your midst ;
And they shall know that I am the LORD ,
When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her .
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For I will send pestilence upon her ,
And blood in her streets ;
The wounded shall be judged in her midst By the sword against her on every side ;
Then they shall know that I am the LORD .
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And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them ,
who despise them .
Then they shall know that I am the Lord GOD ."
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Thus says the Lord GOD : "
When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered ,
and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles ,
then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob .
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And they will dwell safely there ,
build houses ,
and plant vineyards ;
yes ,
they will dwell securely ,
when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them .
Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God .""'
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In the tenth year ,
in the tenth month ,
on the twelfth day of the month ,
the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying ,