Ezekiel 27:2

“Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;”

"Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;" - Ezekiel 27:2
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What does Ezekiel 27:2 mean?

Ezekiel 27:2 in the King James Version reads, "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus." This verse is part of a prophecy against the city of Tyre, which was a powerful and prosperous city-state in ancient Phoenicia. The prophet Ezekiel is instructed by God to…

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The Lament of Tyrus: A Call to Reflect on Our Own Decisions

In Ezekiel 27:2, the Lord commands the prophet Ezekiel: "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus." This instruction sets the stage for a profound reflection not only on the fate of the ancient city of Tyre but also on the pitfalls of pride, prosperity, and…

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A Lamentation for Tyrus: A Prayer of Reflection and Intercession

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, as I come before You today, my heart is heavy with the words of the prophet Ezekiel. In Ezekiel 27:2, You commanded, "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus." Today, I take these words to my heart, for they echo a…

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Ezekiel 27:2 - "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"
Ezekiel 27:20 - "Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots."
Ezekiel 27:28 - "The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."
Ezekiel 27:1 - "The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:14 - "They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules."
Ezekiel 27:23 - "Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants."
Ezekiel 48:27 - "And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion."
Ezekiel 27:4 - "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."
Ezekiel 37:27 - "My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Ezekiel 27:21 - "Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants."
Ezekiel 27:36 - "The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more."
Ezekiel 27:13 - "Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market."
Ezekiel 27:35 - "All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance."
Ezekiel 40:27 - "And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits."
"Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots." - Ezekiel 27:20
Ezekiel 27:26 - "¶ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas."
Ezekiel 27:18 - "Damascus 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."
Ezekiel 21:27 - "I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him."
Ezekiel 27:25 - "The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas."
Ezekiel 27:19 - "Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market."
Ezekiel 22:27 - "Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain."
Ezekiel 27:17 - "Judah, 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."
Ezekiel 27:12 - "Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs."
Ezekiel 27:8 - "The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots."
Ezekiel 27:31 - "And 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."
Ezekiel 27:29 - "And 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;"
Ezekiel 27:22 - "The 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."
"The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots." - Ezekiel 27:28
"The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 27:1