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princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. Your merchandise and the entire com-
They traded with you in lambs, rams, and pany will fall in your midst.
goats. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah 35 All the inhabitants of the isles will be
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were your merchants. They traded for your astonished at you;
wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious Their kings will be greatly afraid,
stones, and gold. Haran, Canneh, Eden, the And their countenance will be troubled.
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merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad 36 The merchants among the peoples will
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were your merchants. These were your mer- hiss at you;
chants in choice items—in purple clothes, in You will become a horror, and be no
embroidered garments, in chests of multi- more forever.’ ” ’ ”
colored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which The word of the LORD came to me again,
were in your marketplace. 2
28 saying, “Son of man, say to the prince of
“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of
25 Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:
your merchandise. “Because your heart is lifted up,
You were filled and very glorious in the And you say, ‘I am a god,
midst of the seas.
I sit in the seat of gods,
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many In the midst of the seas,’
waters, Yet you are a man, and not a god,
But the east wind broke you in the Though you set your heart as the
midst of the seas. heart of a god
27 “Your riches, wares, and merchandise, 3 (Behold, you are wiser than Daniel!
Your mariners and pilots, There is no secret that can be hidden
Your caulkers and merchandisers, from you!
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All your men of war who are in you, With your wisdom and your
And the entire company which is in understanding
your midst, You have gained riches for yourself,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the And gathered gold and silver into your
day of your ruin. treasuries;
The common-land will shake at the
28 5 By your great wisdom in trade you
sound of the cry of your pilots. have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of
29 “All who handle the oar, your riches),”
The mariners,
6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships “Because you have set your heart as
and stand on the shore. the heart of a god,
30 They will make their voice heard 7 Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers
because of you; against you,
They will cry bitterly and cast dust on The most terrible of the nations;
their heads; And they shall draw their swords
They will roll about in ashes; against the beauty of your wisdom,
31 They will shave themselves completely And defile your splendor.
bald because of you, 8 They shall throw you down into the Pit,
Gird themselves with sackcloth, And you shall die the death of the slain
And weep for you In the midst of the seas.
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. 9
32 In their wailing for you “Will you still say before him
who slays you,
They will take up a lamentation, ‘I am a god?’
And lament for you: But you shall be a man, and not a god,
‘What city is like Tyre, In the hand of him who slays you.
Destroyed in the midst of the sea? 10 You shall die the death of the
‘When your wares went out by sea,
33 uncircumcised
You satisfied many people; By the hand of aliens;
You enriched the kings of the earth For I have spoken,” says the Lord GOD.’ ”
With your many luxury goods and 11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me,
your merchandise. saying, “Son of man, take up a lamentation for
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But you are broken by the seas in the the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says
depths of the waters; the Lord GOD:
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