1 ¶ The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,

2 N ow, thou son of man, raise up lamentations upon Tyre.

“Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,

3 A nd say unto Tyre, O thou that dwelleth at the ports of the sea, who art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; O Tyre, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 I n the heart of the seas are thy border; thy builders have completed thy beauty.

Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 T hey have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir; they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

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

6 O f the oaks of Bashan they have made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.

7 O f fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy curtain, that it might serve to be thy sail; of blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy pavilion.

Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.

8 T he inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee; they were thy pilots.

“Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.

9 T he elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee to repair thy breaches: all the galleys of the sea with their rowers were in thee to negotiate thy business dealings.

Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise.

10 T hose of Persia and of Lud and of Africa were in thine army, thy men of war: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they extolled thy beauty.

“Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you.

11 T he sons of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hung their shields upon thy walls round about; they completed thy beauty.

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.

12 T arshish was thy market by reason of the multitude of all thy riches in silver, iron, tin, and lead; they traded in thy fairs.

“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

13 G reece, Tubal, and Meshech, thy merchants, with the soul of men and with vessels of brass; they traded in thy fairs.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

14 T hose of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.

15 T he sons of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles took merchandise from thy hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and peacocks.

The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

16 S yria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they traded in thy fairs with rubies and purple and broidered work and fine linen and coral and pearls.

Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.

17 J udah, and the land of Israel; they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market with wheat, Minnith and Pannag and honey and oil and balm.

Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.

18 D amascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the abundance of all riches, with wine of Helbon and white wool.

Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.

19 D an also and Greece and Mozel traded in thy fairs bright iron, cassia, and calamus.

Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise.

20 D edan was thy merchant in precious cloth for chariots.

Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

21 A rabia and all the princes of Kedar, merchants of thy strength in lambs and rams and he goats: in these they were thy merchants.

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

22 T he merchants of Sheba and Raamah; they were thy merchants: they traded in thy fairs with the chief of all spices and with all precious stones and gold.

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

23 H aran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad were in thy market.

Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.

24 T hese, thy merchants, negotiated with thee in all sorts of things: in blue robes and broidered work and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.

25 T he ships of Tarshish, thy squadrons, went forth on thy behalf: and thou wast full, and wast multiplied greatly in the midst of the seas.

“The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas.

26 ¶ In many waters they overcame thy rowers; the east wind has broken thee in the midst of the seas.

Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.

27 T hy riches, and thy markets, thy business, thy rowers, and thy pilots, those that repair thy breaches, and the agents of thy business, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, with all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

“Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.

28 T he suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

29 A nd all that handle the oar, the rowers, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land

“All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore.

30 a nd shall cause their voice to be heard upon thee and shall cry bitterly and shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in the ashes.

They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;

31 A nd they shall pull out their hair for thee and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of soul and bitter wailings.

They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

32 A nd in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee and lament over thee, saying, Who is like Tyre, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: ‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea?

33 W hen thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou didst fill many peoples; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy contracts.

‘When your wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.

34 I n the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy commerce and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.

But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.

35 A ll the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid; they shall be troubled in their countenance.

All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you; Their kings will be greatly afraid, And their countenance will be troubled.

36 T he merchants among the peoples shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror and never shalt be any more.

The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’”’”