Family Verses

Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. {men: Heb. children}

Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. {with...: or, against the children of Ammon}

Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken {that was} the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, {now} she is laid waste:

And her daughters which {are} in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I {am} the LORD.

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. {cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot}

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. {as men...: Heb. according to the enterings of a city broken up}

With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

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

{Of} the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches {of} ivory, {brought} out of the isles of Chittim. {the company...: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden} {company: Heb. daughter}

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.