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

The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

“Son of man, sing a song of sorrow over 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.

Say to Tyre, whose people live at the gateway to the sea and trade with people from many lands, ‘The Lord God says, “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 home is on the sea. Your builders have made you perfect in 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 your pieces of wood from the fir trees from Senir. They made the wood that holds your sail out of a cedar from Lebanon.

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.

They made your oars out of oak trees from Bashan. They made your floor of ivory and boxwood from the land 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.

Your sail was made of fine and beautiful linen from Egypt, to show all people who you are. Your covering was made of blue and purple cloth from the land of Elishah.

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

The people of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your own wise and able men were your sailors.

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.

The leaders and wise men of Gebal were with you, putting tar where it was needed to keep the water out. All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you to trade for your good things.

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.

“Soldiers from Persia and Lud and Put were in your army. They hung battle-coverings and head-coverings in you, and made you beautiful.

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.

The men of Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around. And men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their battle-coverings all around your walls, and made you perfect in beauty.

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 traded with you because of all your riches of every kind. They paid for your good things with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

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 traded with you. They paid for your good things with servants and objects of brass.

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

Men of Beth-togarmah paid for your good things with horses, war horses, 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 traded with you. Many lands beside the sea traded with you, paying you with ivory horns and beautiful dark wood.

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 traded with you because of all your good things. They bought them with stones of great worth, purple cloth, cloth with beautiful sewing, fine linen, and coral.

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 traded with you. They paid for your good things with the grain of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and medicine.

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 traded with you because of all your good things and riches of all kinds. They paid for them with the wine of Helbon and white wool.

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

Vedan and Javan traded with you from Uzal. They paid you with pure iron and spices.

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

Dedan paid you with horse coverings.

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 leaders of Kedar traded with you. They paid you with 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.

Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They paid for your good things with the best of all kinds of spices, stones of great worth, and gold.

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

Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

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.

They paid you with the best clothing, clothes of blue cloth and beautiful sewing, floor coverings of many colors, and strong ropes.

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 carried your good things for you. You were filled and honored in the middle of the seas.

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

“Your rowers have brought you into deep waters. The east wind has wrecked you far out in the sea.

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, your good things, the things you trade, your sailors, your pilots, your builders, your traders, all your soldiers, and all your people will fall into the sea on the day you are destroyed.

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

The lands by the sea will shake at the sound of your sailors’ cry.

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 the rowers and sailors of the sea will leave their ships. They will stand on the land

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.

and cry in a loud voice of sorrow over you. They will throw dust on their heads and roll 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 cut off their hair because of you, and dress themselves in cloth made from hair. They will cry over you with much sorrow in their soul.

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 crying they will sing a song of sorrow for you, saying, ‘Who is like Tyre, destroyed and quiet in 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 good things went out on the sea, you pleased many nations. With all your riches and good things you made the kings of the earth rich.

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.

Now you are wrecked by the sea, in the deep waters. Your good things and all your people have gone down with you.

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 people who live on the islands are full of fear and wonder because of you. Their kings are very afraid. Their faces are troubled.

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

The traders among the nations make sounds of surprise at you. You have come to an end and you will be no more.’”