1 Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying, 2 "You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre; 3 and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says:

"You, Tyre, have said,

‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas.

Your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir.

They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

6 They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan.

They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.

7 Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt,

that it might be to you for a banner.

Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.

8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers.

Your wise men, Tyre, were in you.

They were your pilots.

9 The old men of Gebal

and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you.

All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you

to deal in your merchandise.

10 "‘"Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army,

your men of war.

They hung the shield and helmet in you.

They showed your beauty.

11 The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,

and valiant men were in your towers.

They hung their shields on your walls all around.

They have perfected your beauty.

12 "‘"Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

13 "‘"Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

14 "‘"They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.

15 "‘"The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.

16 "‘"Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

17 "‘"Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

18 "‘"Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

19 "‘"Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.

20 "‘"Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.

21 "‘"Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.

22 "‘"The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.

23 "‘"Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders. 24 These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, among your merchandise.

25 "‘"The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise.

You were replenished

and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters.

The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.

27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,

your mariners, your pilots, your repairers of ship seams,

the dealers in your merchandise,

and all your men of war who are in you,

with all your company which is among you,

will fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.

28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots,

the pasture lands will shake.

29 All who handle the oars,

the mariners and all the pilots of the sea,

will come down from their ships.

They will stand on the land,

30 and will cause their voice to be heard over you,

and will cry bitterly.

They will cast up dust on their heads.

They will wallow in the ashes.

31 They will make themselves bald for you,

and clothe themselves with sackcloth.

They will weep for you in bitterness of soul,

with bitter mourning.

32 In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you,

and lament over you, saying,

‘Who is there like Tyre,

like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’

33 When your wares came from the seas,

you filled many peoples.

You enriched the kings of the earth

with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.

34 In the time that you were broken by the seas,

in the depths of the waters,

your merchandise and all your company fell within you.

35 All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you,

and their kings are horribly afraid.

They are troubled in their face.

36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you.

You have come to a terrible end,

and you will be no more."’"

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

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

3 And 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.

4 In the heart of the seas are thy border; thy builders have completed thy beauty.

5 They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of Senir; they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

6 [Of] 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.

7 Of 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.

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

9 The 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.

10 Those 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.

11 The 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.

12 Tarshish [was] thy market by reason of the multitude of all [thy] riches in silver, iron, tin, and lead; they traded in thy fairs.

13 Greece, Tubal, and Meshech, thy merchants, with the soul of men and with vessels of brass; they traded in thy fairs.

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

15 The sons of Dedan [were] thy merchants; many isles [took] merchandise from thy hand: they brought thee [for] a present horns of ivory and peacocks.

16 Syria [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.

17 Judah, 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.

18 Damascus [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.

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

20 Dedan [was] thy merchant in precious cloth for chariots.

21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, merchants of thy strength in lambs and rams and he goats: in these [they were] thy merchants.

22 The 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.

23 Haran and Canneh and Eden the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, [and] Chilmad [were] in thy market.

24 These, 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.

25 The ships of Tarshish, thy squadrons, went forth on thy behalf: and thou wast full, and wast multiplied greatly in the midst of the seas.

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

27 Thy 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.

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

29 And 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

30 and 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.

31 And 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.

32 And 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?

33 When 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.

34 In 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.

35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid; they shall be troubled in [their] countenance.

36 The merchants among the peoples shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror and never [shalt be] any more.: