1 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

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

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

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

3 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.

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

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

5 O f 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,

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

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 O f 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.

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

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 E lders 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.

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 P ersian 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 A ram 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.

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

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 thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For 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 go about with thy remnants, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, In thy merchandise it hath been.

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 thy merchant, For clothes of freedom for riding.

Dedan supplied you with precious cloths for riding.

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

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 M erchants 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.

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

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

24 T hey 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,

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 S hips of Tarshish thy double walls of thy merchandise, And thou art filled and honoured greatly, In the heart 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 I nto great waters have they brought thee, Those rowing thee, The east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.

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 T hy 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,

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 A t the voice of the cry of thy pilots shake do the suburbs.

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

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

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 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.

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

31 A nd 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.

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 A nd 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?

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 ith 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.

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

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

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

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