"And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, {which art} a merchant of the people for many isles…" — Ezekiel 27:3

Ezekiel 27:3 · KJV

“And 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. {of perfect...: Heb. perfect of beauty}”

— Ezekiel 27:3

Verse 2

Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

Verse 4

Thy borders {are} in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. {midst: Heb. heart}

Ezekiel 27 — Context

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

And 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. {of perfect...: Heb. perfect of beauty}

Thy borders {are} in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. {midst: Heb. heart}

They have made all thy {ship} boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. {made: Heb. built}

Cross References

Ezekiel 27:4

Thy borders {are} in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. {midst: Heb. heart}

Psalms 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Ezekiel 27:10-36

They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

Revelation 18:11-15

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Ezekiel 26:17

And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, {that wast} inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror {to be} on all that haunt it! {of...: Heb. of the seas}

Isaiah 23:2-3

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. {still: Heb. silent}

Isaiah 23:8-9

Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning {city}, whose merchants {are} princes, whose traffickers {are} the honourable of the earth?

Isaiah 23:11

He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant {city}, to destroy the strong holds thereof. {against...: or, concerning a merchantman} {the merchant city: Heb. Canaan} {strong...: or, strengths}