Ezekiel 27:1-36

(1)  The word of the LORD came to me:

(2)  "Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre,

(3)  and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'

(4)  Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty.

(5)  They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

(6)  Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

(7)  Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

(8)  The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.

(9)  The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.

(10)  "Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.

(11)  Men of Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around, and men of Gamad were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they made perfect your beauty.

(12)  "Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.

(13)  Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

(14)  From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.

(15)  The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

(16)  Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.

(17)  Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm.

(18)  Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar

(19)  and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.

(20)  Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding.

(21)  Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you.

(22)  The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.

(23)  Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

(24)  In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.

(25)  The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.

(26)  "Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.

(27)  Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall.

(28)  At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes,

(29)  and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land

(30)  and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;

(31)  they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

(32)  In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you and lament over you: 'Who is like Tyre, like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?

(33)  When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.

(34)  Now you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your crew in your midst have sunk with you.

(35)  All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you, and the hair of their kings bristles with horror; their faces are convulsed.

(36)  The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.'"

Matthew 14:1-36

(1)  At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus,

(2)  and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."

(3)  For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

(4)  because John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

(5)  And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

(6)  But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod,

(7)  so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

(8)  Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

(9)  And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.

(10)  He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,

(11)  and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

(12)  And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

(13)  Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

(14)  When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

(15)  Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

(16)  But Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."

(17)  They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish."

(18)  And he said, "Bring them here to me."

(19)  Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

(20)  And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

(21)  And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

(22)  Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

(23)  And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

(24)  but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.

(25)  And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

(26)  But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.

(27)  But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."

(28)  And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

(29)  He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.

(30)  But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me."

(31)  Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

(32)  And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

(33)  And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

(34)  And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

(35)  And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick

(36)  and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.

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