The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
Parallel translations
- WEB The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valorous men were in your towers; they hung their shields on your walls all around; they have perfected your beauty.
- KJV The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
- BSB Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
- NKJV Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect.
- NLT Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.
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Men of Arvad and valorous warriors manned her walls and towers, perfecting her beauty. It completes the portrait of Tyre's defended magnificence.
Overview
Allied troops lined the walls and hung their shields about the city, contributing to her renowned splendor. The repeated phrase 'they have perfected your beauty' recalls Tyre's boast and ironically sets up her ruin. All this gathered glory and might could not avert the judgment, proving that security lies not in human defenses but in the Lord.
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- Ezek 27:3–4and tell Tyre, you who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord Yahweh: You, Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.
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