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Fine embroidered linen from Egypt
    was used for your sail
    and also for your flag.
Purple and scarlet from the coasts of Elishah[a]
    served as your awnings.
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
    served as your oarsmen.
Skilled men of Zemer were aboard
    to act as your sailors.
The elders and craftsmen were available
    to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea with their sailors
    came to you to trade for your wares.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:7 Coasts of Elishah: identification uncertain; elsewhere described as near places on the Mediterranean.