1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

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

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

Now you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre,

3 S ay 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.’

And say to Tyre, O you who dwell at the entrance to the sea, who are merchant of the peoples of many islands and coastlands, thus says the Lord God: O Tyre, you have thought and said, I am perfect in beauty.

4 Y our home is on the sea. Your builders have made you perfect in beauty.

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

5 T hey 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.

They have made all your planks and boards of fir trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

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

Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars; they have made your deck and benches of boxwood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

7 Y our 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.

Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be an ensign for you; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was the awning which covered you.

8 T he people of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your own wise and able men were your sailors.

The inhabitants of Sidon and of Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled and wise men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots.

9 T he 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.

The old men of Gebal and its skilled and wise men in you were your calkers; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise and trading.

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

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 beauty and splendor.

11 T he 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.

The men of Arvad with your army were upon your walls round about and valorous men were in your towers; they hung their shields upon your walls round about; they have perfected your beauty and splendor.

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

Tarshish carried on traffic with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they traded for your wares.

13 J avan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you. They paid for your good things with servants and objects of brass.

Javan (Greece), Tubal, and Meshech traded with you. They exchanged the lives of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

14 M en of Beth-togarmah paid for your good things with horses, war horses, and mules.

They of the house of Togarmah (Armenia) traded for your wares with horses, cavalry horses, and mules.

15 T he men of Dedan traded with you. Many lands beside the sea traded with you, paying you with ivory horns and beautiful dark wood.

The men of Dedan traded with you; many islands and coastlands were your own markets; they brought you in payment or as presents ivory tusks and ebony.

16 S yria 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.

Aram (Syria or Mesopotamia) and Edom traded with you because of the multitude of the wares of your making. They exchanged for your merchandise emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and agate or rubies.

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

Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; they exchanged in your market wheat of Minnith, olives or early figs, honey, oil, and balm.

18 D amascus 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.

Damascus traded with you because of the abundance of supplies of your handiworks and the immense wealth of every kind, with wine of Helbon and white wool.

19 V edan and Javan traded with you from Uzal. They paid you with pure iron and spices.

Vedan also and Javan traded with yarn from Uzal for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were exchanged for your merchandise.

20 D edan paid you with horse coverings.

Dedan supplied you with precious cloths for riding.

21 A rabia and all the leaders of Kedar traded with you. They paid you with lambs, rams, and goats.

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants in lambs, rams, and goats favored by you; in these they traded with you.

22 S heba 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.

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the choicest of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.

23 H aran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

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

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

These traded with you in choice fabrics, in bales of garments of blue and embroidered work, and in treasures of many colored rich damask and carpets bound with cords and made firm; in these they traded with you.

25 T he ships of Tarshish carried your good things for you. You were filled and honored in the middle of the seas.

The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise, and you were replenished and were heavily loaded and made an imposing fleet in the heart of the seas.

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

Your rowers have brought you out into great and deep waters; the east wind has broken and wrecked you in the heart of the seas.

27 Y our 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.

Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your oarsmen and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company which is in your midst, sink in the heart of the seas on the day of your ruin!

28 T he lands by the sea will shake at the sound of your sailors’ cry.

The waves and the countryside shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.

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

And down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand upon the shore

30 a nd cry in a loud voice of sorrow over you. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

And are heard wailing loudly over you, and they cry bitterly. They cast up dust on their heads; they wallow in ashes,

31 T hey 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.

And they make themselves bald for you and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of heart and with bitter mourning and wailing.

32 I n their crying they will sing a song of sorrow for you, saying, ‘Who is like Tyre, destroyed and quiet in the sea?

And in their wailing they take up a lamentation for you and lament over you, saying, Who was ever like Tyre, the destroyed (the annihilated), in the heart of the sea?

33 W hen 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.

When your wares came forth from the seas, you met the desire, the demand, and the necessities of many people; you enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.

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

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your crew have gone down with you.

35 A ll 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.

All the inhabitants of the isles and coastlands are astonished and appalled at you, and their kings are horribly frightened and shudder greatly; their faces quiver.

36 T he traders among the nations make sounds of surprise at you. You have come to an end and you will be no more.’”

The merchants among the people hiss over you; you have become a horror and a source of terrors. You shall be no more.