11With the hoofs of his steeds
He shall trample all your streets.
He shall put your people to the sword,
And your mighty pillars shall crash to the ground.
12They shall plunder your wealth
And loot your merchandise.
They shall raze your walls
And tear down your splendid houses,
And they shall cast into the water
Your stones and timber and soil.
13I will put an end to the murmur of your songs,
And the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.
14I will make you a naked rock,
You shall be a place for dryingc nets;
You shall never be rebuilt.
For I have spoken
—declares the Lord GOD.
15Thus said the Lord GOD to Tyre: The coastlands shall quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is rife within you. 16All the rulers of the sea shall descend from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling, and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment, and they shall be aghast at you. 17And they shall intone a dirge over you, and they shall say to you:
How you have perished, e-you who were peopled-e from the seas,
O renowned city!
Mighty on the sea were she and her inhabitants,
Who cast their terror on all f-its inhabitants.-f
18Now shall the coastlands tremble
On the day of your downfall,
And the coastlands by the sea
Be terrified at your end.
19For thus said the Lord GOD: When I make you a ruined city, like cities empty of inhabitants; when I bring the deep over you, and its mighty waters cover you, 20then I will bring you down, with those who go down to the Pit, to the people of old. I will install you in the netherworld, with those that go down to the Pit, like the ruins of old, so that you shall not be inhabited and shall not radiateg splendor in the land of the living. 21I will make you a horror, and you shall cease to be; you shall be sought, but shall never be found again—declares the Lord GOD.
27 The word of the LORD came to me: 2Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. 3Say to Tyre:
O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea,
Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands:
Thus said the Lord GOD:
a-O Tyre, you boasted,
I am perfect in beauty.-a
4Your frontiers were on the high seas,
Your builders perfected your beauty.
5From cypress trees of Senir
They fashioned your planks;
They took a cedar from Lebanon
To make a mast for you.
6From oak trees of Bashan
They made your oars;
Of boxwood from the isles of Kittim,
Inlaid with ivory,
They made your decks.
7Embroidered linen from Egypt
Was the cloth
That served you for sails;
Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
Were your awnings.
8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
Were your rowers;
b-Your skilled men, O Tyre,-b were within you,
They were your pilots.
9Gebal’s elders and craftsmen were within you,
Making your repairs.
All the ships of the sea, with their crews,
Were c-in your harbor-c
To traffic in your wares.
10Men of Paras, Lud, and Put
Were in your army,
Your fighting men;
They hung shields and helmets in your midst,
They lent splendor to you.
11Men of Arvad and Helech
Manned your walls all around,
And men of Gammad were stationed in your towers;
They hung their quivers all about your walls;
They perfected your beauty.
12Tarshish traded with you because of your wealth of all kinds of goods; they bartered silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they were your merchants; they trafficked with you in human beings and copper utensils. 14From Beth-togarmah they bartered horses, horsemen, and mules for your wares. 15The people of Dedan were your merchants; many coastlands traded under your rule and rendered you tribute in ivory tusks and ebony. 16Aram traded with you because of your wealth of merchandise, dealing with you in turquoise, purple stuff, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and agate.d 17Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants; they trafficked with you in wheat of e-Minnith and Pannag,-e honey, oil, and balm. 18Because of your wealth of merchandise, because of your great wealth, Damascus traded with you in Helbon wine and white wool. 19f-Vedan and Javan from Uzal traded for your wares; they trafficked with you in polished iron, cassia, and calamus. 20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.-f 21Arabia and all Kedar’s chiefs were traders under your rule; they traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants; they bartered for your wares all the finest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23Haran, Cannch, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad traded with you. 24f-These were your merchants in choice fabrics, embroidered cloaks of blue, and many-colored carpets tied up with cords and preserved with cedar—among your wares.-f 25The ships of Tarshish were in the service of your trade.
gSo you were full and richly laden
On the high seas.
26Your oarsmen brought you out
Into the mighty waters;
The tempest wrecked you
On the high seas.
27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
Your sailors and your pilots,
The men who made your repairs,
Those who carried on your traffic,
And all the fighting men within you—
All the multitude within you—
Shall go down into the depths of the sea
On the day of your downfall.
28At the outcry of your pilots
The billows shall heave;
29And all the oarsmen and mariners,
All the pilots of the sea,
Shall come down from their ships
And stand on the ground.
30They shall raise their voices over you
And cry out bitterly;
They shall cast dust on their heads
And strew ashes on themselves.
31On your account, they shall make
Bald patches on their heads,
And shall gird themselves with sackcloth.
They shall weep over you, brokenhearted,
With bitter lamenting;
32They shall intone a dirge over you as they wail,
And lament for you thus:
Who was like Tyre when she was silenced
In the midst of the sea?
33When your wares were unloaded from the seas,
You satisfied many peoples;
With your great wealth and merchandise
You enriched the kings of the earth.
34But when you were wrecked on the seas,
In the deep waters sank your merchandise
And all the crew aboard you.
35All the inhabitants of the coastlands
Are appalled over you;
Their kings are aghast,
Their faces contorted.f
36The merchants among the peoples hissedh at you;
You have become a horror,
And have ceased to be forever.
28 The word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus said the Lord GOD:
Because you have been so haughty and have said, “I am a god; I sit enthroned like a god in the heart of the seas,” whereas you are not a god but a man, though you deemed your mind equal to a god’sa—
3Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;
In no hidden matter can anyone
Compare to you.
4By your shrewd understanding
You have gained riches,
And have amassed gold and silver
In your treasuries.
5By your great shrewdness in trade
You have increased your wealth,
And you have grown haughty
Because of your wealth.
6Assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD: Because you have deemed your mind equal to a god’s,
7I swear I will bring against you
Strangers, the most ruthless of nations.
They shall unsheathe their swords
Against your prized shrewdness,
And they shall strike downb your splendor.
8They shall bring you down to the Pit;
In the heart of the sea you shall die
The death of the slain.
9Will you still say, “I am a god”
Before your slayers,
When you are proved a man, not a god,
At the hands of those who strike you down?
10By the hands of strangers you shall die
The death of the uncircumcised;c
For I have spoken
—declares the Lord GOD.
11The word of the LORD came to me: 12O mortal, intone a dirge over the king of Tyre and say to him: Thus said the Lord GOD:
You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and flawless in beauty.
13You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your adornment:
Carnelian, chrysolite, and amethyst;
Beryl, lapis lazuli, and jasper;
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald;
And gold d-beautifully wrought for you,
Mined for you, prepared the day you were created.-d
14b-I created you as a cherub
With outstretched shielding wings;-b
And you resided on God’s holy mountain;
You walked among stones of fire.
15You were blameless in your ways,
From the day you were created
Until wrongdoing was found in you.
16By your far-flung commerce
You were filled with lawlessness
And you sinned.
So I have struck you down
From the mountain of God,
And I have destroyed you, O shielding cherub,
From among the stones of fire.
17You grew haughty because of your beauty,
You debased your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I have cast you to the ground,
I have made you an object for kings to stare at.
18By the greatness of your guilt,
Through the dishonesty of your trading,
You desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire issue from you,
And it has devoured you;
I have reduced you to ashes on the ground,
In the sight of all who behold you.
19All who knew you among the peoples
Are appalled at your doom.
You have become a horror
And have ceased to be forever.
20The word of the LORD came to me: 21O mortal, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against her. 22Say: Thus said the Lord GOD:
I am going to deal with you, O Sidon.
I will gain glory in your midst;
And they shall know that I am the LORD,
When I wreak punishment upon her
And show Myself holy through her.
23I will let pestilence loose against her
And bloodshed into her streets.
And the slain shall fall in her midst
When the sword comes upon her from all sides.
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
24Then shall the House of Israel no longer be afflicted with prickling briers and lacerating thorns from all the neighbors who despise them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
25Thus said the Lord GOD: When I have gathered the House of Israel from the peoples among which they have been dispersed, and have shown Myself holy
