A Lament for Tyre 1 WBS The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 WBS Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre; BSB BSB: “Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
3 WBS And say to Tyre, O thou that art situated at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyre, thou hast said, I am of perfect 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 WBS Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. BSB BSB: Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.
5 WBS They have made all thy ship -boards of fir-trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. BSB BSB: They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 WBS Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thy oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.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 WBS 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. 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 WBS The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men , O Tyre, that were in thee, 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 WBS The ancients of Gebal and its wise men were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 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 WBS They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thy army, thy military men: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 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 WBS The men of Arvad with thy army were upon thy walls on all sides, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hung their shields upon thy walls on every side; they have made thy beauty perfect. 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 WBS 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. BSB BSB: Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
13 WBS Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded in the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. BSB BSB: Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
14 WBS They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. BSB BSB: The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
15 WBS The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thy hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. BSB BSB: The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
16 WBS 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. 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 WBS Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 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 WBS 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. BSB BSB: Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
19 WBS Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. BSB BSB: and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
20 WBS Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. BSB BSB: Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
21 WBS Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. BSB BSB: Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.
22 WBS 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. 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 WBS Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. BSB BSB: Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
24 WBS 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. 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 WBS 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. BSB BSB: The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
26 WBS Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. 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 WBS Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy military men, 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. 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 WBS The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. BSB BSB: The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
29 WBS 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; 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 WBS 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: BSB BSB: They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31 WBS And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. BSB BSB: They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
32 WBS And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying , What city is like Tyre, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 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 WBS 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. 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 WBS 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. 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 WBS All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be terribly afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. BSB BSB: All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
36 WBS The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. BSB BSB: Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”