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Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 27

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Chapter 27 of Ezekiel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying:
  2. “And as for you, O son of man, raise up concerning Tyre a dirge,1
  3. and you must say to Tyre,
    ¶ “‘O you who are dwelling at the entrances of [the] sea,2 the tradeswoman of the peoples for many islands,3 this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “O Tyre, you yourself have said, ‘I am perfect in prettiness.’[a]4
  4. In the heart of [the] seas are your territories.5 Your own builders have perfected your prettiness.6
  5. Out of juniper timbers from Seʹnir[b]7 they built for you all the planks. A cedar from Lebʹa·non8 they took to make a mast upon you.
  6. Out of massive trees from Baʹshan they made your oars. Your prow[c] they made with ivory in cypress wood,[d] from the islands of Kitʹtim.9
  7. Linen in various colors from Egypt10 your cloth expanse happened to be, in order for [it] to serve as your sail. Blue thread11 and wool dyed reddish purple12 from the islands of E·liʹshah13 are what your deck covering proved to be.
  8. ¶ “‘“The inhabitants of Siʹdon14 and of Arʹvad15 themselves became rowers for you. Your skilled[e] ones,16 O Tyre, happened to be in you; they were your sailors.17
  9. Even old men of Geʹbal18 and her skilled ones happened to be in you as caulkers for your seams.[f]19 All the ships of the sea and their mariners themselves proved to be in you, in order to exchange articles of merchandise.
  10. Persians20 and Luʹdim21 and men of Put22—they happened to be in your military force, your men of war. Shield and helmet they hung up in you.23 They were the ones that caused your splendor.
  11. The sons of Arʹvad,24 even your military force, were upon your walls all around, and valorous men[g] were the ones that happened to be in your own towers. Their circular shields they hung up on your walls all around.25 They themselves perfected your prettiness.
  12. ¶ “‘“Tarʹshish26 was your merchant because of the abundance of all sorts of valuable things.27 For [its] silver, iron, tin and lead, your stores were given.[h]28
  13. Jaʹvan,29 Tuʹbal30 and Meʹshech31 themselves were your traders. For the souls of mankind[i]32 and articles of copper your articles of exchange were given.[j]
  14. From the house of To·garʹmah33 there were horses and steeds and mules, [for which] your stores were given.
  15. The sons of Deʹdan[k]34 were your traders; many islands were merchants in your employ;[l] horns of ivory35 and ebony they have paid back as gift[m] to you.
  16. Eʹdom[n] was your merchant because of the abundance of your works. For turquoise,36 wool dyed reddish purple and material of various colors and fine fabric and corals and rubies, your stores were given in exchange.
  17. ¶ “‘“Judah and the land of Israel themselves were your traders. For the wheat37 of Minʹnith38 and special foodstuff[o] and honey39 and oil and balsam,40 your articles of exchange were given.41
  18. ¶ “‘“Damascus42 was your merchant in the abundance of your works, because of the abundance of all your valuable things, with the wine43 of Helʹbon and the wool of reddish gray.
  19. Veʹdan and Jaʹvan from Uʹzal—for your stores they gave. Iron in wrought works, cassia and cane44—for your articles of exchange they proved to be.
  20. Deʹdan45 was your trader in garments of woven material for riding.
  21. The Arabs46 and all the chieftains of Keʹdar47 themselves were merchants in your employ.[p] In male lambs and rams and he-goats48—in them they were your merchants.
  22. The traders of Sheʹba49 and Raʹa·mah50 themselves were your traders; for the finest of all sorts of perfumes and for all sorts of precious stones and gold, your stores were given.51
  23. Haʹran52 and Canʹneh and Eʹden,53 the traders of Sheʹba,54 Asʹshur55 [and] Chilʹmad were your traders.
  24. They were your traders in gorgeous garments, in wraps of blue material and material of various colors and in carpets of two-colored stuff, in ropes twined and solidly made, in your trading center.
  25. ¶ “‘“The ships of Tarʹshish56 were your caravans for your articles of exchange, so that you get filled and become very glorious in the heart of the open sea.57
  26. ¶ “‘“Into vast waters those rowing you have brought you.58 The east wind itself has broken you in the heart of the open sea.59
  27. Your valuable things and your stores,60 your articles of exchange,61 your mariners and your sailors,62 the caulkers of your seams[q]63 and those exchanging your articles of merchandise and all your men of war,64 who are in you and in all your congregation, who are in the midst of you,—they will fall in the heart of the open sea in the day of your downfall.65
  28. ¶ “‘“At the sound of the outcry of your sailors the open country will rock.66
  29. And all those handling an oar, mariners, all the sailors of the sea, will certainly go down from their ships; upon the land they will stand.67
  30. And over you they will certainly let themselves be heard with their voice and will cry out bitterly.68 And they will bring up dust upon their heads.69 In the ashes they will wallow.70
  31. And they will have to make [themselves] bald with a baldness for you,71 and gird on sackcloth72 and weep over you in bitterness of soul,73 with bitter wailing.
  32. And for you in their lamentation they will certainly lift up a dirge and chant over you,74
    ¶ “‘“‘Who is like Tyre,75 like her that has been brought to silence in the midst of the sea?76
  33. When your stores77 went forth from the open sea,78 you satisfied many peoples.79 With the abundance of your valuable things and your articles of exchange you made earth’s kings rich.80
  34. Now you have been broken[r] by the open sea, in the depths of the waters.81 As for your articles of exchange and all your congregation,82 in the midst of you they have fallen.
  35. All the inhabitants of the islands83—in amazement they will certainly stare at you, and their kings themselves will have to shudder in horror.84 Faces must become perturbed.85
  36. As for merchants among the peoples, they will certainly whistle over you.86 Sudden terrors are what you must become, and you will be no more to time indefinite.’”’”87

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “fairness.”
  2. ^ “Mount Hermon” in De 3:8, 9.
  3. ^ Or, “boards,” collectively.
  4. ^ “In cypress wood,” in agreement with T; M, “the daughter of the Ashurites.”
  5. ^ Lit., “wise.”
  6. ^ Or, “leaks.”
  7. ^ “And valorous men.” Heb., wegham·ma·dhimʹ; Lat., Pig·meʹi, “pygmies.”
  8. ^ Lit., “they (people) gave your stores.”
  9. ^ Or, “of earthling men.” Heb., ʼa·dhamʹ.
  10. ^ Lit., “they (people) gave your articles of exchange.”
  11. ^ “Dedan,” MTVg; LXX, “the Rhodians.”
  12. ^ Lit., “hand.”
  13. ^ Or, “tribute.”
  14. ^ “Edom,” Sy and about 25 Heb. mss; M, “Aram”; Vg, “The Syrian.”
  15. ^ “And special foodstuff.” Heb., u·phan·naghʹ. The meaning is uncertain, but it is thought to be a kind of food.
  16. ^ Lit., “hand.”
  17. ^ Or, “leaks.”
  18. ^ “You have been broken,” LXXSyVg and three Heb. mss, the verb having the fem. gender termination.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Eze 26:17
  2. ^ Eze 28:2
  3. ^ Is 23:8
  4. ^ Pr 27:2; Is 23:9; Eze 28:12
  5. ^ Eze 26:5
  6. ^ Eze 26:12
  7. ^ De 3:9; 1Ch 5:23; Sg 4:8
  8. ^ 1Ki 5:6
  9. ^ Ge 10:4; Is 23:1; Je 2:10
  10. ^ Pr 7:16
  11. ^ Ex 25:4
  12. ^ Je 10:9
  13. ^ 1Ch 1:7
  14. ^ Jos 11:8
  15. ^ Ge 10:18
  16. ^ 2Ch 2:14
  17. ^ 1Ki 9:27
  18. ^ Jos 13:5; Ps 83:7
  19. ^ 1Ki 5:18; Eze 27:27
  20. ^ Eze 38:5
  21. ^ Ge 10:13
  22. ^ 1Ch 1:8; Je 46:9; Eze 30:5; Na 3:9
  23. ^ Eze 38:5
  24. ^ Ge 10:18
  25. ^ Sg 4:4
  26. ^ Ge 10:4; 1Ki 10:22; Is 2:16; Jon 1:3
  27. ^ 2Ch 9:21; 20:36; Ps 72:10
  28. ^ Je 10:9
  29. ^ Ge 10:2; Is 66:19
  30. ^ 1Ch 1:5
  31. ^ Eze 32:26
  32. ^ Jl 3:6; Re 18:13
  33. ^ Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6; Eze 38:6
  34. ^ Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9; Je 25:23
  35. ^ 1Ki 10:22; Re 18:12
  36. ^ Eze 28:13
  37. ^ De 8:8
  38. ^ Jg 11:33
  39. ^ Ge 43:11
  40. ^ Je 8:22
  41. ^ 1Ki 5:9; 2Ch 2:10; Ezr 3:7; Ac 12:20
  42. ^ Is 7:8
  43. ^ Ec 10:19
  44. ^ Sg 4:14
  45. ^ Ge 25:3
  46. ^ Je 25:24
  47. ^ Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29; Sg 1:5; Is 60:7
  48. ^ 2Ch 17:11
  49. ^ 1Ki 10:1; 2Ch 9:1; Ps 72:10
  50. ^ Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9
  51. ^ 1Ki 10:2; Is 60:6
  52. ^ Ge 11:31
  53. ^ 2Ki 19:12; Is 37:12; Am 1:5
  54. ^ Ge 25:3; Jb 6:19
  55. ^ Ge 10:22; 1Ch 1:17
  56. ^ 1Ki 10:22; Is 2:16; 23:14; 60:9
  57. ^ Eze 27:4; Jon 2:3
  58. ^ Eze 27:8
  59. ^ Ps 48:7
  60. ^ Eze 27:14
  61. ^ Eze 27:13
  62. ^ Eze 27:8
  63. ^ Eze 27:9
  64. ^ Eze 27:11
  65. ^ Pr 11:4; Eze 26:14
  66. ^ Eze 26:15; Re 18:17
  67. ^ Eze 26:16
  68. ^ Is 23:1; Eze 26:17; Re 18:9, 11
  69. ^ Ne 9:1; Jb 2:12; Re 18:19
  70. ^ Es 4:1; Je 6:26
  71. ^ Is 15:2; Je 16:6; Mc 1:16
  72. ^ Es 4:3; Is 22:12; Da 9:3
  73. ^ Is 22:4
  74. ^ Eze 26:17; 27:2
  75. ^ La 2:13; Re 18:18
  76. ^ Eze 26:5
  77. ^ Eze 27:14, 16; Re 18:19
  78. ^ Eze 27:26
  79. ^ Is 23:3
  80. ^ Zc 9:3; Re 18:3
  81. ^ Eze 26:19
  82. ^ Eze 27:27
  83. ^ Is 23:6; Eze 26:15
  84. ^ Eze 28:17; 32:10; Re 18:9
  85. ^ Re 18:10
  86. ^ Je 18:16; 19:8; Re 18:15
  87. ^ Ps 37:10; Eze 26:14

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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