Ezekiel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 574

EZEKIEL.

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27-15 :6 18 20 22 26 28 29 33 34 35 28 ‘ Sous of Dedan dealt with you, and many Isles traded, Handing ebony, ivory, in change for your cash. And Aram bought much of your factory products; With emeralds, and purple, and muslin, and lace, And coral, and rubies, they paid for your wares. judah, and 1srael’s land were your dealers; For fine wheat, and balms, and for honey and oil, And marbles, they purchased from you. ‘ Damask purchased much that you made, With the rich wine of Helbon, and whitest of wool. Dan and javan bought cloth in your markets; They sold you wrought iron, and cassia and spices; Dedan sold you rich saddles for riding; The Arabs and princes of Kedar dealt with you, Lambs, sheep, and fine goats were their goods. The merchants of Sheba and Ramah were traders, With the best of all spices, and all precious gems, And gold which they paid for your wares. ‘Haran, and Kanah, and Aden, with all Sheba’s merchants, And Ashur and Kilmad were trading, They bought of you fine purple fabrics, And laces, and braids of mixed hues, And cables well twisted, and cedars they purchased. ‘Ships of T arshish transported your trade, And extended your power in the heart of the seas. But your sailors have brought you to breakers; The eastern wind wrecks in the midst of the sea ; Your bullion, your cargoes, your merchants, and seamen, And captains, constructors, shipbuilders and brokers, With all the bold warriors about you, With all those collected within you will fall, In the depth of the sea on the day when you fall! ‘At the sound ofthe shriek of your pilots, The breakers will tremble; All who handle the ropes will descend from their ships, The sea—captains and sailors will stand on the land, And will send up their cries and will bitterly shriek, Cast dust on their heads, and will roll on the sand~hills, And strip themselves for you, and clothe them in sacks And weep with soul-anguish and bitterly grieve, And raising their wail, they will chant over you, ‘ Oh ! Who was like Tzur in the midst of the waters? Many nations were fed by your trade on the seas! By your great wealth and tramc the kingdoms grew rich. Now the breakers have wrecked in the trough of the sea! Your cargo and crew sink with you to its bed I All dwelling in islands are stupiiied atgyoul And their monarchs quivering have terrified looks! The_ mercantile nations scream at you in terror, ‘ You were,'·—but you never shall rise up again ! lilly: £§255¤¤ nf @lgre’¤ 3’ni2. the Miemv Loan, because of the Again the message of the EVER- pride of your heart, and your saying, ‘I am a god! I sit with thegods Livmc; came to me to say: ‘Son of Adam! proclaim to the I in the heart of the seasl’ Yet you

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