1 T he word of the Lord came again to me, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

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

`And thou, son of man, lift up concerning Tyre a lamentation, and thou hast said to Tyre:

3 a nd 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.’

O dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples unto many isles, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, thou -- thou hast said: I the perfection of beauty.

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

In the heart of the seas thy borders, Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

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

Of firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded ships, Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee,

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

Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.

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

Of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt hath been thy sail, To be to thee for an ensign, Of blue and purple from isles of Elishah hath been thy covering.

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

Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They thy pilots.

9 E lders 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.

Elders of Gebal and its wise men have been in thee, Strengthening thy breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in thee, to trade thy merchandise.

10 “ 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.

Persian and Lud and Phut Have been in thy forces -- thy men of war. Shield and helmet they hung up in thee, They -- they have given out thine honour.

11 M en 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.

The sons of Arvad, and thy force, on thy walls round about, And short swordsmen in thy towers have been, Their shields they have hung up on thy walls round about, They -- they have perfected thy beauty.

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

Tarshish thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants.

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

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech -- they thy merchants, For persons of men, and vessels of brass, They have given out thy merchandise.

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

They of the house of Togarmah, horses, and riding steeds, and mules, They have given out thy remnants.

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

Sons of Dedan thy merchants, Many isles the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.

16 S yria 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.

Aram thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants.

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

Judah and the land of Israel -- they thy merchants, For wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm, They have given out thy merchandise.

18 D amascus 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.

Damascus thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.

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

Vedan and Javan go about with thy remnants, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, In thy merchandise it hath been.

20 D edan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

Dedan thy merchant, For clothes of freedom for riding.

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

Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, They the traders of thy hand, For lambs, and rams, and he-goats, In these thy merchants.

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

Merchants of Sheba and Raamah -- they thy merchants, For the chief of all spices, And for every precious stone, and gold, They have given out thy remnants.

23 H aran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.

Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur -- Chilmad -- thy merchants,

24 T hese 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.

They thy merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for thy merchandise,

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

Ships of Tarshish thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart of the seas.

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

Into great waters have they brought thee, Those rowing thee, The east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.

27 “ 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.

Thy wealth and thy remnants, Thy merchandise, thy mariners, And thy pilots, strengtheners of thy breach, And the traders of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, who in thee, And in all thine assembly that in thy midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall,

28 T he common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

At the voice of the cry of thy pilots shake do the suburbs.

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

And come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand,

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

And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves.

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

And they have made for thee baldness, And they have girded on sackcloth, And they have wept for thee, In bitterness of soul -- a bitter mourning.

32 I n 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?

And lifted up for thee have their sons a lamentation, And they have lamented over thee, who as Tyre? As the cut-off one in the midst of the sea?

33 ‘ 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.

With the outgoing of thy remnants from the seas, Thou hast filled many peoples, With the abundance of thy riches, and thy merchandise, Thou hast made rich things of earth.

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

The time of being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Thy merchandise and all thy assembly in thy midst have fallen.

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

All inhabitants of the isles have been astonished at thee, And their kings have been sore afraid, They have been troubled in countenance.

36 T he merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’”’”

Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not -- to the age!'