Ezekiel 27

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 27 of 48

¹ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

² And you, son of man, lift up a lament in Tyre.

³ And say to Tyre, Oh you who dwell at the entrances of the sea, a merchant of the peoples for many isles, so says the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, you have said, I am perfect of beauty.

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Chapter Summary

The great and unrecoverable fall of Tyre.

Key Hebrew Words

קִינָה lament, dirge H7015 · TWOT 2018a

יֳפִי beauty, splendor H3308 · TWOT 890c

רָכַל trade, traffic H7402 · TWOT 2165

עִזָּבוֹן wares, goods H5801 · TWOT 1594b

אֳנִיָּה ship H591 · TWOT 125b

הוֹן wealth, riches H1952 · TWOT 487a

People & Context

Tyre

The merchant city pictured as a glorious trading ship, perfect in beauty, that founders and sinks in the heart of the seas.

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