A Lament for Tyre 1 Brenton And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Brenton And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation against Sor; BSB BSB: “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
3 Brenton and thou shalt say to Sor that dwells at the entrance of the sea, to the mart of the nations coming from many islands, Thus saith the Lord to Sor; Thou hast said, I have clothed myself with my beauty. BSB BSB: Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4 Brenton In the heart of the sea thy sons have put beauty upon thee for Beelim. BSB BSB: Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
5 Brenton Cedar in Senir was employed for thee in building: boards of cypress timber were taken out of Libanus, and wood to make thee masts of fir. BSB BSB: They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 Brenton They made thine oars of wood out of the land of Basan; thy sacred utensils they made of ivory, thy shady houses of wood from the isles of Chetiim. BSB BSB: Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
7 Brenton Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt supplied thy couch, to put honour upon thee, and to clothe thee with blue and purple from the isles of Elisai; and they became thy coverings. BSB BSB: Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
8 Brenton And thy princes were the dwellers in Sidon, and the Aradians were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Sor, who were in thee, these were thy pilots. BSB BSB: The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
9 Brenton The elders of the Biblians, and their wise men, who were in thee, these helped thy counsel: and all the ships of the sea and their rowers traded for thee to the utmost west. BSB BSB: The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
10 Brenton Persians and Lydians and Libyans were in thine army: thy warriors hung in thee shields and helmets; these gave thee thy glory. BSB BSB: Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
11 Brenton The sons of the Aradians and thine army were upon thy walls; there were guards in thy towers: they hung their quivers on thy battlements round about; these completed thy beauty. BSB BSB: Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
12 Brenton The Carthaginians were thy merchants because of the abundance of all thy strength; they furnished thy market with silver, and gold, and iron, and tin, and lead. BSB BSB: Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
13 Brenton Greece, both the whole world , and the adjacent coasts, these traded with thee in the persons of men, and they gave as thy merchandise vessels of brass. BSB BSB: Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
14 Brenton Out of the house of Thogarma horses and horsemen furnished thy market. BSB BSB: The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
15 Brenton The sons of the Rhodians were thy merchants; from the islands they multiplied thy merchandise, even elephants' teeth: and to them that came in thou didst return thy prices, BSB BSB: The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16 Brenton even men as thy merchandise, from the multitude of thy trading population , myrrh and embroidered works from Tharsis: Ramoth also and Chorchor furnished thy market.BSB BSB: Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
17 Brenton Juda and the children of Israel, these were thy merchants; in the sale of corn and ointments and cassia: and they gave the best honey, and oil, and resin, to thy trading population . BSB BSB: Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
18 Brenton The people of Damascus were thy merchants by reason of the abundance of all thy power; wine out of Chelbon, and wool from Miletus; and they brought wine into thy market.BSB BSB: Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
19 Brenton Out of Asel came wrought iron, and there is the sound of wheels among thy trading population . BSB BSB: and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
20 Brenton The people of Dædan were thy merchants, with choice cattle for chariots.BSB BSB: Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
21 Brenton Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, these were thy traders with thee, bringing camels, and lambs, and rams, in which they trade with thee. BSB BSB: Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.
22 Brenton The merchants of Sabba and Ramma, these were thy merchants, with choice spices, and precious stones: and they brought gold to thy market. BSB BSB: The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
23 Brenton Charra, and Chanaa, these were thy merchants: Assur, and Charman, were thy merchants: BSB BSB: Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
24 Brenton bringing for merchandise blue, and choice stores bound with cords, and cypress wood. BSB BSB: In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.
25 Brenton Ships were thy merchants, in abundance, with thy trading population : and thou wast filled and very heavily loaded in the heart of the sea. BSB BSB: The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
26 Brenton Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the south wind has broken thee in the heart of the sea. BSB BSB: Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
27 Brenton Thy forces, and thy gain, and that of thy traders, and thy rowers, and thy pilots, and thy counsellors, and they that traffic with thee, and all thy warriors that are in thee: and all thy company in the midst of thee shall perish in the heart of the sea, in the day of thy fall. BSB BSB: Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
28 Brenton At the cry of thy voice thy pilots shall be greatly terrified. BSB BSB: The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
29 Brenton And all the rowers and the mariners shall come down from the ships, and the pilots of the sea shall stand on the land. BSB BSB: All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
30 Brenton And they shall wail over thee with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them. BSB BSB: They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
32 Brenton And their sons shall take up a lament for thee, even a lamentation for Sor, saying , BSB BSB: As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
33 Brenton How large a reward hast thou gained from the sea? thou hast filled nations out of thine abundance; and out of thy mixed merchandise thou hast enriched all the kings of the earth. BSB BSB: When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
34 Brenton Now art thou broken in the sea, thy traders are in the deep water, and all thy company in the midst of thee: all thy rowers have fallen. BSB BSB: Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.
35 Brenton All the dwellers in the islands have mourned over thee, and their kings have been utterly amazed, and their countenance has wept. BSB BSB: All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
36 Brenton Merchants from the nations have hissed at thee; thou art utterly destroyed, and shalt not be any more for ever. BSB BSB: Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”