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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου λάβε ἐπὶ Σὸρ θρῆνον, (Kai su huie anthrōpou labe epi Sor thraʸnon, )
BrTrAnd thou, son of man, take up a lamentation against Sor;
ULT“Now you, son of man, begin a lamentation concerning Tyre,
27:1-36 The second panel of the prophet’s address to Tyre (see study note on 26:1–28:19) is a funeral song that contrasts past glory with present loss. It is connected with the previous chapter by being addressed to Tyre, by its imagery of a gateway and a trading center (see 26:1-2), and by the common conclusion you have come to a horrible end and will exist no more (cp. 26:21).
(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) son_of humankind raise on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Tsor/(Tyre) lament )
God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “mortal person” or “human”
(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) son_of humankind raise on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Tsor/(Tyre) lament )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word lamentation, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “lament.” Alternate translation: “begin to lament”
Throughout Bible times, the island city of Tyre was renowned for its extensive and prosperous international trade. Located immediately northwest of Galilee, Tyre was one of the most important cities of Phoenicia (see “Phoenicia and Tyre” map) and had ready access to the Mediterranean Sea as well as to the land routes leading to Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. The city was established before the Great Pyramids of Egypt and no doubt took part in the Phoenician colonization of distant lands throughout the Mediterranean Sea, including Spain, Sardinia, and Carthage. Many of these colonies continued to trade with Tyre even after they established their independence from the Phoenicians. Tyre’s extensive trade led to immense wealth and international influence, but according to the prophet Ezekiel, this also led the city to be filled with arrogance and pride. Ezekiel 27 mentions all the locations shown on this map as providing goods to Tyre, but Ezekiel artistically foretells of Tyre’s coming destruction by portraying it as a heavily laden merchant ship that suffers a disastrous wreck after being caught in a storm on the high seas.
