Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.
New American Standard Bible
“And you, son of man,
King James Version
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
International Standard Version
"Son of Man, compose a mourning song for Tyre.
A Conservative Version
And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre,
American Standard Version
And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
Amplified
“Now you, son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for Tyre,
Bible in Basic English
And you, son of man, make a song of grief for Tyre;
Darby Translation
And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,
Julia Smith Translation
Thou son of man, lift up a lamentation for Tyre;
King James 2000
Now, you son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And you, son of man, raise a lament against Tyre.
Modern King James verseion
And you, son of man, take up a mourning for Tyre.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"O thou son of man, make a lamentable complaint upon Tyre,
NET Bible
"You, son of man, sing a lament for Tyre.
New Heart English Bible
"You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge;
Webster
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;
World English Bible
You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
Youngs Literal Translation
'And thou, son of man, lift up concerning Tyre a lamentation, and thou hast said to Tyre:
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 27:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament For Doomed Tyre
1
The word of the Lord came to me:
2 “Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.
‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Cross References
Jeremiah 9:10
over the mountains,
a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,
for they have been so scorched
that no one passes through.
The sound of cattle is no longer heard.
From the birds of the sky to the animals,
everything has fled—they have gone away.
Jeremiah 9:17-20
This is what the Lord of Hosts says:
send for the skillful women.
Ezekiel 19:1
“Now, lament for the princes of Israel
Ezekiel 28:12
“Son of man, lament
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Jeremiah 7:20
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look, My anger—My burning wrath—is about to be poured out on this place,
Ezekiel 26:17
Then they will lament
you who were populated from the seas!
She who was powerful on the sea,
she and all of her inhabitants
inflicted their terror.
Ezekiel 27:32
mourning over you:
Who was like Tyre,
silenced
Ezekiel 32:2
“Son of man, lament
but
You thrash about in your rivers,
churn up the waters with your feet,
and muddy the
Amos 5:1
Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament,
Amos 5:16
Therefore Yahweh, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says:
they will cry out in anguish
The farmer will be called on to mourn,
and professional mourners