Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
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He made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.
Let the buyer not rejoice
and the seller not mourn,
for wrath is on all her masses.
In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods. Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down. read more.
All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands are appalled at you. Their kings shudder with fear; [their] faces are contorted. Those who trade among the peoples hiss at you; you have become an object of horror and will never exist again."
All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands are appalled at you. Their kings shudder with fear; [their] faces are contorted. Those who trade among the peoples hiss at you; you have become an object of horror and will never exist again."
Through the abundance of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I expelled you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and banished you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendor you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings. You profaned your sanctuaries by the magnitude of your iniquities in your dishonest trade. So I sent out fire from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of everyone watching you.
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » All nations to be terrified at its destruction
Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
as will Ekron, for her hope will fail.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
This is what the Lord God says to Tyre: "Won't the coasts and islands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan and slaughter occurs within you? All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you. Then they will lament for you and say of you: How you have perished, city of renown, you who were populated from the seas! She who was powerful on the sea, she and all of her inhabitants inflicted their terror. read more.
Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are alarmed by your demise."
Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are alarmed by your demise."
All those who handle an oar disembark from their ships. The sailors and all the helmsmen of the sea stand on the shore. They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes. They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning. read more.
In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods. Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down. All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands are appalled at you. Their kings shudder with fear; [their] faces are contorted. Those who trade among the peoples hiss at you; you have become an object of horror and will never exist again."
In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods. Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down. All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands are appalled at you. Their kings shudder with fear; [their] faces are contorted. Those who trade among the peoples hiss at you; you have become an object of horror and will never exist again."
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its wealth
By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries. By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth."
you satisfied many peoples.
You enriched the kings of the earth
with your abundant wealth and goods.