The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Sunday November 13, 2022 (NIV)

“‘You say, Tyre,
“I am perfect in beauty.^(D)”
⁴ Your domain was on the high seas;
your builders brought your beauty to perfection.^(E)
5 They made all your timbers
of juniper from Senir^[a];^(F)
they took a cedar from Lebanon^(G)
to make a mast for you.
⁶ Of oaks^(H) from Bashan
they made your oars;
of cypress wood^[b] from the coasts of Cyprus^(I)
they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
⁷ Fine embroidered linen^(J) from Egypt was your sail
and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple^(K)
from the coasts of Elishah.^(L)
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad^(M) were your oarsmen;
your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.^(N)
9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos^(O) were on board
as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea^(P) and their sailors
came alongside to trade for your wares.

¹⁰ “‘Men of Persia,^(Q) Lydia^(R) and Put^(S)
served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields^(T) and helmets on your walls,
bringing you splendor.
¹¹ Men of Arvad and Helek
guarded your walls on every side;
men of Gammad
were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
they brought your beauty to perfection.^(U)

²⁵ “‘The ships of Tarshish^(AZ) serve
as carriers for your wares.
You are filled with heavy cargo
as you sail the sea.^(BA)
26 Your oarsmen take you
out to the high seas.
But the east wind^(BB) will break you to pieces
far out at sea.
²⁷ Your wealth,^(BC) merchandise and wares,
your mariners, sailors and shipwrights,
your merchants and all your soldiers,
and everyone else on board
will sink into the heart of the sea^(BD)
on the day of your shipwreck.
²⁸ The shorelands will quake^(BE)
when your sailors cry out.
²⁹ All who handle the oars
will abandon their ships;
the mariners and all the sailors
will stand on the shore.
³⁰ They will raise their voice
and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust^(BF) on their heads
and roll^(BG) in ashes.^(BH)
31 They will shave their heads^(BI) because of you
and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep^(BJ) over you with anguish of soul
and with bitter mourning.^(BK)
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
they will take up a lament^(BL) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
surrounded by the sea?^(BM)”
³³ When your merchandise went out on the seas,^(BN)
you satisfied many nations;
with your great wealth^(BO) and your wares
you enriched the kings of the earth.
³⁴ Now you are shattered by the sea
in the depths of the waters;
your wares and all your company
have gone down with you.^(BP)
35 All who live in the coastlands^(BQ)
are appalled^(BR) at you;
their kings shudder with horror
and their faces are distorted with fear.^(BS)
36 The merchants among the nations scoff at you;^(BT)
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.^(BU)’”

“‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne^(BW) of a god
in the heart of the seas.”^(BX)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.^(BY)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel^[f]?^(BZ)
Is no secret hidden from you?
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.^(CA)
5 By your great skill in trading^(CB)
you have increased your wealth,^(CC)
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.^(CD)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;^(CE)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(CF)
and pierce your shining splendor.^(CG)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(CH)
and you will die a violent death^(CI)
in the heart of the seas.^(CJ)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(CK)
in the hands of those who slay you.^(CL)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(CM)
at the hands of foreigners.

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(CO)
13 You were in Eden,^(CP)
the garden of God;^(CQ)
every precious stone^(CR) adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise^(CS) and beryl.^[g]
Your settings and mountings^[h] were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.^(CT)
14 You were anointed^(CU) as a guardian cherub,^(CV)
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
¹⁵ You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
¹⁶ Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,^(CW)
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,^(CX)
from among the fiery stones.
¹⁷ Your heart became proud^(CY)
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.^(CZ)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire^(DA) come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes^(DB) on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.^(DC)
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled^(DD) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.^(DE)’”

“‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.^(DH)
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment^(DI) on you
and within you am proved to be holy.^(DJ)
23 I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.^(DK)

I will extol the Lord^(A) with all my heart^(B)
in the council^(C) of the upright and in the assembly.^(D)

² Great are the works^(E) of the Lord;
they are pondered by all^(F) who delight in them.
³ Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures^(G) forever.
⁴ He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(H)
5 He provides food^(I) for those who fear him;^(J)
he remembers his covenant^(K) forever.

⁶ He has shown his people the power of his works,^(L)
giving them the lands of other nations.^(M)
7 The works of his hands^(N) are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.^(O)
8 They are established for ever^(P) and ever,
enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹ He provided redemption^(Q) for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesome^(R) is his name.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord^(S) is the beginning of wisdom;^(T)
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.^(U)
To him belongs eternal praise.^(V)

¹⁵ A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping^(A)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.