¹The LORD ’s word came again to me , saying ,

²“You , son of man , take up a lamentation over Tyre ;

³and tell Tyre , ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea , who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says :

“You , Tyre , have said,

‘I am perfect in beauty .’

⁴Your borders are in the heart of the seas .

Your builders have perfected your beauty .

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

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

⁶They 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 .

⁷Your 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 .

⁸The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers .

Your wise men , Tyre , were in you .

They were your pilots .

⁹The 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 .

¹¹The 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 amongst your merchandise .

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

²¹“‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favourite 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 .

²⁴These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work , and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords , amongst 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 .

²⁶Your rowers have brought you into great waters .

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

²⁷Your 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 amongst you ,

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

²⁸At the sound of the cry of your pilots ,

the pasture lands will shake .

²⁹All 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,

³⁰and 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 .

³¹They will make themselves bald for you ,

and clothe themselves with sackcloth .

They will weep for you in bitterness of soul ,

with bitter mourning .

³²In 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 ?’

³³When 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 .

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

in the depths of the waters ,

your merchandise and all your company fell within you .

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

and their kings are horribly afraid .

They are troubled in their face .

³⁶The merchants amongst the peoples hiss at you .

You have come to a terrible end,

and you will be no more .”’”