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Ezekiel 27 - Compare Translations

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Ezekiel 27:1
KJVThe word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
WEBYahweh’s word came again to me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
Ezekiel 27:2
KJVNow, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
WEB“You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
YLT`And thou, son of man, lift up concerning Tyre a lamentation, and thou hast said to Tyre:
Ezekiel 27:3
KJVAnd 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.
WEBand tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord Yahweh:
YLTO dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples unto many isles, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou -- thou hast said: I [am] the perfection of beauty.
Ezekiel 27:4
KJVThy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
WEBYour borders are in the heart of the seas.
YLTIn the heart of the seas [are] thy borders, Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
Ezekiel 27:5
KJVThey have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
WEBThey have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir.
YLTOf firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded ships, Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee,
Ezekiel 27:6
KJVOf 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.
WEBThey have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan.
YLTOf oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.
Ezekiel 27:7
KJVFine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
WEBYour sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt,
YLTOf fine linen with embroidery from Egypt hath been thy sail, To be to thee for an ensign, Of blue and purple from isles of Elishah hath been thy covering.
Ezekiel 27:8
KJVThe inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
WEBThe inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers.
YLTInhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They [are] thy pilots.
Ezekiel 27:9
KJVThe ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
WEBThe old men of Gebal
YLTElders of Gebal and its wise men have been in thee, Strengthening thy breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in thee, to trade [with] thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 27:10
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Ezekiel 27:11
KJVThe men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
WEBThe men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,
YLTThe sons of Arvad, and thy force, [Are] on thy walls round about, And short swordsmen in thy towers have been, Their shields they have hung up on thy walls round about, They -- they have perfected thy beauty.
Ezekiel 27:12
KJVTarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
WEB“‘“Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
YLTTarshish [is] thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants.
Ezekiel 27:13
KJVJavan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
WEB“‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for your merchandise.
YLTJavan, Tubal, and Meshech -- they [are] thy merchants, For persons of men, and vessels of brass, They have given out thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 27:14
KJVThey of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
WEB“‘“They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.
YLTThey of the house of Togarmah, [For] horses, and riding steeds, and mules, They have given out thy remnants.
Ezekiel 27:15
KJVThe men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
WEB“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
YLTSons of Dedan [are] thy merchants, Many isles [are] the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.
Ezekiel 27:16
KJVSyria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
WEB“‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
YLTAram [is] thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants.
Ezekiel 27:17
KJVJudah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
WEB“‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
YLTJudah and the land of Israel -- they [are] thy merchants, For wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm, They have given out thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 27:18
KJVDamascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
WEB“‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
YLTDamascus [is] thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Ezekiel 27:19
KJVDan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
WEB“‘“Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares: bright iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.
YLTVedan and Javan go about with thy remnants, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, In thy merchandise it hath been.
Ezekiel 27:20
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Ezekiel 27:21
KJVArabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
WEB“‘“Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar were the merchants of your hand; in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.
YLTArabia, and all princes of Kedar, They [are] the traders of thy hand, For lambs, and rams, and he-goats, In these thy merchants.
Ezekiel 27:22
KJVThe merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
WEB“‘“The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
YLTMerchants of Sheba and Raamah -- they [are] thy merchants, For the chief of all spices, And for every precious stone, and gold, They have given out thy remnants.
Ezekiel 27:23
KJVHaran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
WEB“‘“Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
YLTHaran, and Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur -- Chilmad -- [are] thy merchants,
Ezekiel 27:24
KJVThese were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
WEBThese were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich clothing, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise.
YLTThey [are] thy merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for thy merchandise,
Ezekiel 27:25
KJVThe ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
WEB“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise.
YLTShips of Tarshish [are] thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.
Ezekiel 27:26
KJVThy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
WEBYour rowers have brought you into great waters.
YLTInto great waters have they brought thee, Those rowing thee, The east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
Ezekiel 27:27
KJVThy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
WEBYour riches,
YLTThy wealth and thy remnants, Thy merchandise, thy mariners, And thy pilots, strengtheners of thy breach, And the traders of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, who [are] in thee, And in all thine assembly that [is] in thy midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall,
Ezekiel 27:28
KJVThe suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
WEBAt the sound of the cry of your pilots,
YLTAt the voice of the cry of thy pilots shake do the suburbs.
Ezekiel 27:29
KJVAnd all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
WEBAll who handle the oars,
YLTAnd come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand,
Ezekiel 27:30
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Ezekiel 27:31
KJVAnd they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
WEBThey will make themselves bald for you,
YLTAnd they have made for thee baldness, And they have girded on sackcloth, And they have wept for thee, In bitterness of soul -- a bitter mourning.
Ezekiel 27:32
KJVAnd in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
WEBIn their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you,
YLTAnd lifted up for thee have their sons a lamentation, And they have lamented over thee, who [is] as Tyre? As the cut-off one in the midst of the sea?
Ezekiel 27:33
KJVWhen thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
WEBWhen your wares went out of the seas,
YLTWith the outgoing of thy remnants from the seas, Thou hast filled many peoples, With the abundance of thy riches, and thy merchandise, Thou hast made rich things of earth.
Ezekiel 27:34
KJVIn the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.
WEBIn the time that you were broken by the seas,
YLTThe time of [thy] being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Thy merchandise and all thy assembly in thy midst have fallen.
Ezekiel 27:35
KJVAll the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
WEBAll the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you,
YLTAll inhabitants of the isles have been astonished at thee, And their kings have been sore afraid, They have been troubled in countenance.
Ezekiel 27:36
KJVThe merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
WEBThe merchants among the peoples hiss at you.
YLTMerchants among the peoples have shrieked for thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not -- to the age!'
36 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT