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They used fir trees from Mount Hermon for timber And a cedar from Lebanon for your mast.

"Soldiers from Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your army. They hung their shields and their helmets in your barracks. They are the men who won glory for you.

"You did business in Spain and took silver, iron, tin, and lead in payment for your abundant goods.

You did business in Greece, Tubal, and Meshech and traded your goods for slaves and for articles of bronze.

You sold your goods for workhorses, war-horses, and mules from Beth Togarmah.

The people of Rhodes traded with you; people of many coastal lands gave you ivory and ebony in exchange for your goods.

The people of Syria bought your merchandise and your many products. They gave emeralds, purple cloth, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and rubies in payment for your wares.

Judah and Israel paid for your goods with wheat, honey, olive oil, and spices.

The people of Damascus bought your merchandise and your products, paying for them with wine from Helbon and wool from Sahar. They traded wrought iron and spices for your goods.

The people of Dedan traded saddle blankets for your goods.

The Arabians and the rulers of the land of Kedar paid for your merchandise with lambs, sheep, and goats.

For your goods the merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded jewels, gold, and the finest spices.

They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

They shave their heads for you And dress themselves in sackcloth. Their hearts are bitter as they weep.

They chant a funeral song for you: ‘Who can be compared to Tyre, To Tyre now silent in the sea?

Now you are wrecked in the sea; You have sunk to the ocean depths. Your goods and all who worked for you Have vanished with you in the sea.'

"Mortal man," he said, "grieve for the fate that is waiting for the king of Tyre. Tell him what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: You were once an example of perfection. How wise and handsome you were!

You lived in Eden, the garden of God, and wore gems of every kind: rubies and diamonds; topaz, beryl, carnelian, and jasper; sapphires, emeralds, and garnets. You had ornaments of gold. They were made for you on the day you were created.

I will throw you and all those fish into the desert. Your body will fall on the ground and be left unburied. I will give it to the birds and animals for food.

Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord ." The Lord says, "The Israelites relied on you Egyptians for support, but you were no better than a weak stick.