27 The Lord gave this message to me: 2 ‘Son of man, sing a funeral song about Tyre. 3 Tyre is a city on the coast of the sea. From there, traders go across the sea to sell things to people in many other countries. This is what the Almighty Lord says to Tyre:
“Tyre, you say that you are completely beautiful.
4 Your borders reached into the middle of the sea.
Your builders made you like a great ship.
5 They used wood from the pine trees of Senir.
They used a cedar tree from Lebanon to make your mast. [ a ]
6 They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars.
They used pine wood from the coasts of Cyprus to make your deck. [ b ]
They made it beautiful with ivory.
7 They used good linen from Egypt to make your sail.
They made it pretty with many colours.
The sail was like a flag that everyone could see.
They made tents of cloth to cover your deck.
It was blue and purple cloth that came from Cyprus island.
8 Men from Sidon and Arvad used the oars to move the ship.
Your own clever men from Tyre were your sailors.
9 Leaders from Gebal went with you.
They brought men who knew how to mend the ship.
Sailors of ships from many countries
came to buy things from you.
10 There were brave soldiers from Persia, Lydia and Libya in your army.
They hung their shields and their helmets on your walls.
They caused people to give you honour.
11 Men from Arvad and Helech were guards who stood on your walls.
Soldiers from Gammad were in your strong towers.
They hung their weapons on your walls.
They made you look very beautiful.
12 You had many valuable things to sell. So traders came from Tarshish to buy things from you. They brought silver and other good metals to pay for those things.
13 Traders from Greece, Tubal and Meshech also came to buy things from you. They paid you with slaves and with things made of bronze.
14 Men from Beth Togarmah came. They paid you with horses to use in war or for work, and also with mules.
15 Traders came to you from Rhodes and from other countries beside the sea. They paid you with ivory and with ebony wood. [ c ]
16 Because you had so many things to sell, traders came to you from Syria. They paid you with different jewels, with valuable purple cloth, with other beautiful cloth and with good linen.
17 Traders came to you from Judah and Israel. They paid you with wheat from Minnith, with figs, with honey, with olive oil and with medicine.
18 Traders from Damascus came to you because you had many valuable things to sell. They sold you wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar.
19 Greek men from Uzal came to buy your things. They paid you with iron and different spices.
20 Traders from Dedan sold you blankets for your horses.
21 Men from Arabia and the rulers of Kedar came to buy your things. They brought lambs, male sheep and goats to sell to you.
22 Traders from Sheba and Raamah came to buy things from you. They brought the best kinds of spices, jewels and gold to sell to you.
23 Traders came to you from Haran, Canneh and Eden, as well as from Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad. 24 They brought beautiful clothes made with expensive cloth. They also brought carpets that were made with threads of many different colours. [ d ] And they brought strong ropes. They brought these things to sell in your markets. 25 Big ships from Tarshish carried your valuable things across the sea.
You, Tyre, were like a great ship in the middle of the sea.
You were full with a heavy load of many things.
26 Your sailors took you into the great waves of the sea.
There, a strong east wind has caused you to break into small pieces.
27 All your valuable things and your riches will fall into the deep sea.
All your sailors, your captains, your traders and your soldiers
will also fall into the sea.
Yes, everyone in you will drown in the sea
on that day when you break into pieces.
28 When your sailors call out for help,
the cities on the coast of the sea will shake.
29 All the sailors of other ships will leave their ships.
The sailors and their captains will stand on the shore of the sea.
30 They will weep loudly because they are very upset about you.
They will throw dirt on their heads.
They will lie down in ashes.
31 They will cut all the hair off their heads.
They will wear sackcloth.
They will weep and be very upset
because of the terrible thing that has happened to you.
32 As they weep, they will sing this funeral song about you:
‘Tyre was the greatest city.
But now it lies at the bottom of the sea
and nobody knows that it is there.’
33 Your valuable things went to many people
in nations across the sea.
People were happy with the things that they received from you.
Even kings in far places became rich because of you.
34 Now the sea has broken you into pieces.
You have fallen to the bottom of the deep sea.
All your valuable things and the people who worked in you
lie at the bottom of the sea.
35 The people who live on the coast of the sea are afraid,
because of what has happened to you.
Their kings shake with fear.
Their faces look very sad.
36 Traders from other nations keep away from you.
A terrible thing has happened to you.
It will be the end of you for ever.” ’
27 The word of the Lord came to me again. He said, 2 “Son of man, [ a ] sing this sad song about Tyre. 3 Say this about Tyre: ‘Tyre, you are the door to the seas. You are the merchant for many nations. You travel to many countries along the coast. This is what the Lord God says:
“Tyre, you think that you are so beautiful.
You think you are perfectly beautiful!
4 The Mediterranean Sea is the border around your city.
Your builders made you perfectly beautiful,
like the ships that sail from you.
5 Your builders used cypress trees
from the mountains of Senir to make your planks.
They used cedar trees from Lebanon
to make your mast.
6 They used oak trees from Bashan
to make your oars.
They used pine trees from Cyprus
to make the cabin on your deck. [ b ]
They decorated that shelter with ivory.
7 For your sail, they used colorful linen made in Egypt.
That sail was your flag.
The coverings over your cabin were blue and purple.
They came from the coast of Cyprus. [ c ]
8 Men from Sidon and Arvad rowed your boats for you.
Tyre, your wise men were the pilots on your ships.
9 The elders and wise men from Byblos [ d ]
were on board to help put caulking [ e ] between the boards on your ship.
All the ships of the sea and their sailors
came to trade and do business with you.
10 “‘Men from Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army. They were your men of war who hung their shields and helmets on your walls. They brought honor and glory to your city. 11 Men from Arvad and Cilicia were guards standing on the wall around your city. Men from Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields on the walls around your city and made your beauty complete.
12 “‘Tarshish was one of your best customers. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for all the wonderful things you sold. 13 People in Greece, Turkey, and the area around the Black Sea traded with you. They traded slaves and bronze for the things you sold. 14 People from the nation [ f ] of Togarmah traded horses, war horses, and mules for the things you sold. 15 The people of Rhodes [ g ] traded with you. You sold your things in many places. People brought ivory tusks and ebony wood to pay you. 16 Aram traded with you because you had so many good things. They traded emeralds, purple cloth, fine needlework, fine linen, coral, and rubies for the things you sold.
17 “‘The people in Judah and Israel traded with you. They paid for the things you sold with the wheat, olives, early figs, honey, oil, and balm. [ h ] 18 Damascus was a good customer. They traded with you for the many wonderful things you had. They traded wine from Helbon and white wool for those things. 19 Damascus traded wine from Uzal for the things you sold. They paid with wrought iron, cassia, and sugar cane. 20 Dedan provided good business and traded with you for saddle blankets and riding horses. 21 Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar traded lambs, rams, and goats for your goods. 22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They traded all the best spices and every kind of precious stone and gold for your goods. 23 Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad traded with you. 24 They paid with the finest clothing, blue cloth, cloth with fine needlework, rugs of many colors, and the strongest ropes. These were the things they traded with you. 25 The ships from Tarshish carried the things you sold.
“‘Tyre, you are like one of those cargo ships.
You are on the sea, loaded with many riches.
26 Your oarsmen rowed you far out to sea.
But a powerful east wind will destroy your ship at sea.
27 All your wealth will spill into the sea.
Your wealth—the things you buy and sell—will spill into the sea.
Your whole crew—sailors, pilots, and the men who put caulking between the boards on your ship—
will spill into the sea.
The merchants and soldiers in your city
will all sink into the sea.
That will happen on the day
that you are destroyed!
28 “‘You send your merchants to faraway places.
Those places will shake with fear when they hear your pilots’ cry!
29 Your whole crew will jump ship.
The sailors and pilots will jump ship and swim to the shore.
30 They will be very sad about you.
They will cry, throw dust on their heads, and roll in ashes.
31 They will shave their heads for you.
They will put on sackcloth.
They will cry for you like someone crying for someone who died.
32 “‘And in their loud crying they will sing this sad song about you:
“‘No one is like Tyre!
Tyre is destroyed, in the middle of the sea!
33 Your merchants sailed across the seas.
You satisfied many people with your great wealth and the things you sold.
You made the kings of the earth rich!
34 But now you are broken by the seas
and by the deep waters.
All the things you sell
and all your people have fallen.
35 All the people living on the coast
are shocked about you.
Their kings are terrified.
Their faces show their shock.
36 The merchants in other nations whistle about you.
What happened to you will frighten people,
because you were destroyed.
You are gone forever.’”
27 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God ; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected 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 have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of 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 multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
20 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with 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 thy merchants.
24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in 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 mariners, 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 against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise 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 people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
27 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “And you, son of man, ( A ) take up a song of mourning over Tyre; 3 and say to Tyre, ( B ) who sits at the [ a ] entrance to the sea, ( C ) merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘This is what the Lord [ b ] God says:
“Tyre, you 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 [ c ] made all your planks of juniper trees from ( D ) Senir;
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 Of ( E ) oaks from ( F ) Bashan they have made your rudders;
With ivory they have [ d ] inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of ( G ) Cyprus.
7 Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your flag;
Your [ e ] awning was ( H ) violet and purple from the coastlands of ( I ) Elishah.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and ( J ) Arvad were your rowers;
Your ( K ) wise men, Tyre, were [ f ] aboard; they were your sailors.
9 The elders of ( L ) Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your leaks;
All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise.
10 “ ( M ) Persia, ( N ) Lud, and ( O ) Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor. 11 The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the [ g ] Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
12 “Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your merchandise. 13 ( P ) Javan, ( Q ) Tubal, and ( R ) Meshech, they were your traders; with human ( S ) lives and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. 14 Those from ( T ) Beth-togarmah gave horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise. 15 The sons of ( U ) Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were [ h ] your market; they brought ( V ) ivory tusks and ebony as your payment. 16 ( W ) Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your [ i ] goods; they paid for your merchandise with [ j ] ( X ) emeralds, purple, ( Y ) colorfully woven cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies. 17 Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of ( Z ) Minnith, [ k ] cakes, honey, oil, and balsam they paid for your merchandise. 18 ( AA ) Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your [ l ] goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. 19 Vedan and Javan paid for your merchandise from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia, and spice reed were among your merchandise. 20 ( AB ) Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 ( AC ) Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were [ m ] your customers for ( AD ) lambs, rams, and goats; for these they were your customers. 22 The traders of ( AE ) Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your merchandise with the best of all ( AF ) balsam oil, and with all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23 Haran, Canneh, ( AG ) Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24 They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of violet and colorfully woven cloth, and in blankets of two colors, and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. 25 The ( AH ) ships of Tarshish were [ n ] the carriers for your merchandise.
And you were filled and were very [ o ] glorious
In the heart of the seas.
26 “Your rowers have brought you
Into ( AI ) great waters;
The ( AJ ) east wind has broken you
In the heart of the seas.
27 Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
Your seamen and your sailors,
Your repairers of leaks, your dealers in merchandise,
And all your men of war who are in you,
With all your contingent that is in your midst,
Will fall into the heart of the seas
On the day of your overthrow.
28 At the sound of the cry of your sailors,
The pasture lands will ( AK ) shake.
29 All who handle the oar,
The ( AL ) seamen and all the sailors of the sea
Will come down from their ships;
They will stand on the land,
30 And they will ( AM ) make their voice heard over you
And cry out bitterly.
They will ( AN ) throw dust on their heads,
They will ( AO ) wallow in ashes.
31 Also they will shave themselves ( AP ) bald for you
And ( AQ ) put on sackcloth;
And they will ( AR ) weep for you in bitterness of soul
With bitter mourning.
32 Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a ( AS ) song of mourning for you
And sing a song of mourning over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?
33 When your merchandise went out from the seas,
You satisfied many peoples;
With the ( AT ) abundance of your wealth and your merchandise
You enriched the kings of the earth.
34 [ p ] Now that you are ( AU ) broken by the seas
In the depths of the waters,
Your ( AV ) merchandise and all your company
Have fallen in the midst of you.
35 All the ( AW ) inhabitants of the coastlands
Are appalled at you,
And their kings are horribly afraid;
They [ q ] have a troubled look.
36 The merchants among the peoples ( AX ) hiss at you;
You have become [ r ] terrified
And you ( AY ) will cease to be forever.’”’”
27 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, take up a lament ( A ) concerning Tyre. 3 Say to Tyre, ( B ) situated at the gateway to the sea, ( C ) merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘You say, Tyre,
“I am perfect in beauty. ( D ) ”
4 Your domain was on the high seas;
your builders brought your beauty to perfection. ( E )
5 They made all your timbers
of juniper from Senir [ a ] ; ( F )
they took a cedar from Lebanon ( G )
to make a mast for you.
6 Of oaks ( H ) from Bashan
they made your oars;
of cypress wood [ b ] from the coasts of Cyprus ( I )
they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
7 Fine embroidered linen ( J ) from Egypt was your sail
and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple ( K )
from the coasts of Elishah. ( L )
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad ( M ) were your oarsmen;
your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors. ( N )
9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos ( O ) were on board
as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea ( P ) and their sailors
came alongside to trade for your wares.
10 “‘Men of Persia, ( Q ) Lydia ( R ) and Put ( S )
served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields ( T ) and helmets on your walls,
bringing you splendor.
11 Men of Arvad and Helek
guarded your walls on every side;
men of Gammad
were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
they brought your beauty to perfection. ( U )
12 “‘Tarshish ( V ) did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; ( W ) they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
13 “‘Greece, ( X ) Tubal and Meshek ( Y ) did business with you; they traded human beings ( Z ) and articles of bronze for your wares.
14 “‘Men of Beth Togarmah ( AA ) exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise.
15 “‘The men of Rhodes [ c ] ( AB ) traded with you, and many coastlands ( AC ) were your customers; they paid you with ivory ( AD ) tusks and ebony.
16 “‘Aram [ d ] ( AE ) did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, ( AF ) purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, ( AG ) coral ( AH ) and rubies for your merchandise.
17 “‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat ( AI ) from Minnith ( AJ ) and confections, [ e ] honey, olive oil and balm ( AK ) for your wares. ( AL )
18 “‘Damascus ( AM ) did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. ( AN ) They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar 19 and casks of wine from Izal ( AO ) in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia ( AP ) and calamus.
20 “‘Dedan ( AQ ) traded in saddle blankets with you.
21 “‘Arabia ( AR ) and all the princes of Kedar ( AS ) were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.
22 “‘The merchants of Sheba ( AT ) and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices ( AU ) and precious stones, and gold. ( AV )
23 “‘Harran, ( AW ) Kanneh and Eden ( AX ) and merchants of Sheba, Ashur ( AY ) and Kilmad traded with you. 24 In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.
25 “‘The ships of Tarshish ( AZ ) serve
as carriers for your wares.
You are filled with heavy cargo
as you sail the sea. ( BA )
26 Your oarsmen take you
out to the high seas.
But the east wind ( BB ) will break you to pieces
far out at sea.
27 Your wealth, ( BC ) merchandise and wares,
your mariners, sailors and shipwrights,
your merchants and all your soldiers,
and everyone else on board
will sink into the heart of the sea ( BD )
on the day of your shipwreck.
28 The shorelands will quake ( BE )
when your sailors cry out.
29 All who handle the oars
will abandon their ships;
the mariners and all the sailors
will stand on the shore.
30 They will raise their voice
and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust ( BF ) on their heads
and roll ( BG ) in ashes. ( BH )
31 They will shave their heads ( BI ) because of you
and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep ( BJ ) over you with anguish of soul
and with bitter mourning. ( BK )
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
they will take up a lament ( BL ) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
surrounded by the sea? ( BM ) ”
33 When your merchandise went out on the seas, ( BN )
you satisfied many nations;
with your great wealth ( BO ) and your wares
you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now you are shattered by the sea
in the depths of the waters;
your wares and all your company
have gone down with you. ( BP )
35 All who live in the coastlands ( BQ )
are appalled ( BR ) at you;
their kings shudder with horror
and their faces are distorted with fear. ( BS )
36 The merchants among the nations scoff at you; ( BT )
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more. ( BU ) ’”
