Ezekiel 27:3

Ezekiel chapter 27 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.

Context

v.2And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

v.3This passage

v.4Thy borders are in the heart of the seas; thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 50:2

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

  • Isaiah 23:2

    Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

  • Revelation 18:3

    For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.

  • Ezekiel 26:17

    And they shall take up a lamentation over thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, that caused their terror to be on all that dwelt there!

  • Isaiah 23:11

    He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: Jehovah hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof.

  • Revelation 18:11

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