Ezekiel 27:2-6
New American Standard Bible
3and say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘This is what the Lord God says: 'Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5They have made all your planks of juniper trees from Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6Of oaks from Bashan they have made your rudders; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.
King James Version
Chapter 27
2Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 4Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 27
2"Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.
3Say to Tyre, who is situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands, 'This is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you declared, "I am perfect in beauty."
4Your realm was in the heart of the sea; your builders perfected your beauty.
5They constructed all your planking with pine trees from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
New Living Translation
Chapter 27
2Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,
3that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: 'You boasted, O Tyre, ‘My beauty is perfect!’
4You extended your boundaries into the sea. Your builders made your beauty perfect.
5You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6They carved your oars from the oaks of Bashan. Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus was inlaid with ivory.
English Standard Version
Chapter 27
2“Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre, 3and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.
5They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
New International Version
3Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ''You say, Tyre, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
4Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.
5They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
New King James Version
3and 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.’
4Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.