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, son of man, take up a lamentation for 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, ‘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 Y our home is on the sea. Your builders have made you perfect in beauty.

Your borders are in the midst 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 made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.

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

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.

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

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

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

“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 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.

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

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

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

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

Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, 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 were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

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.

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 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 were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, 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 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 V edan and Javan traded with you from Uzal. They paid you with pure iron and spices.

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

20 D edan paid you with horse coverings.

Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths 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 were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

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

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

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

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 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 carried your good things for you. You were filled and honored in the middle 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 “ Your rowers have brought you into deep waters. The east wind has wrecked you far out in the sea.

Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst 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, 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 lands by the sea will shake at the sound of your sailors’ cry.

The common-land will 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

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

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 I n their crying they will sing a song of sorrow for you, saying, ‘Who is like Tyre, destroyed and quiet in 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 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 went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your 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.

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 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 will be astonished at you; Their kings will be greatly afraid, And their countenance will be troubled.

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