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And situate in the heart of the sea. Thy neighbours, that built thee, have perfected thy beauty:

With fir trees of Sanir they have built thee with all sea planks: they have taken cedars from Libanus to make thee masts.

They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy.

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Your domain was on the high seas;
    your builders brought your beauty to perfection.(A)
They made all your timbers
    of juniper from Senir[a];(B)
they took a cedar from Lebanon(C)
    to make a mast for you.
Of oaks(D) from Bashan
    they made your oars;
of cypress wood[b] from the coasts of Cyprus(E)
    they made your deck, adorned with ivory.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:5 That is, Mount Hermon
  2. Ezekiel 27:6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.