| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The word of the LORD came to me: | 1Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying, |
| 2"Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre. | 2"And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre; |
| 3Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'You say, Tyre, "I am perfect in beauty." | 3and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.' |
| 4Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection. | 4"Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty. |
| 5They made all your timbers of juniper from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. | 5"They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. |
| 6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory. | 6"Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus. |
| 7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah. | 7"Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah. |
| 8Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors. | 8"The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; Your wise men, O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots. |
| 9Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares. | 9"The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you repairing your seams; All the ships of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal in your merchandise. |
| 10"'Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor. | 10"Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. |
| 11Men 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. | 11"The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty. |
| 12"'Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise. | 12"Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares. |
| 13"'Greece, Tubal and Meshek did business with you; they traded human beings and articles of bronze for your wares. | 13"Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders; with the lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise. |
| 14"'Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged chariot horses, cavalry horses and mules for your merchandise. | 14"Those from Beth-togarmah gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares. |
| 15"'The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. | 15"The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment. |
| 16"'Aram did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise. | 16"Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies. |
| 17"'Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections, honey, olive oil and balm for your wares. | 17"Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil and balm they paid for your merchandise. |
| 18"'Damascus did business with you because of your many products and great wealth of goods. They offered wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar | 18"Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods, because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool. |
| 19and casks of wine from Izal in exchange for your wares: wrought iron, cassia and calamus. | 19"Vedan and Javan paid for your wares from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia and sweet cane were among your merchandise. |
| 20"'Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you. | 20"Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. |
| 21"'Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats. | 21"Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers. |
| 22"'The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold. | 22"The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold. |
| 23"'Harran, Kanneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Ashur and Kilmad traded with you. | 23"Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. |
| 24In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted. | 24"They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. |
| 25"'The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo as you sail the sea. | 25"The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas. |
| 26Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces far out at sea. | 26"Your rowers have brought you Into great waters; The east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas. |
| 27Your wealth, 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 on the day of your shipwreck. | 27"Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow. |
| 28The shorelands will quake when your sailors cry out. | 28"At the sound of the cry of your pilots The pasture lands will shake. |
| 29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore. | 29"All who handle the oar, The sailors and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land, |
| 30They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes. | 30And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes. |
| 31They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning. | 31"Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning. |
| 32As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: "Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?" | 32"Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you And lament over you: 'Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea? |
| 33When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth. | 33'When your wares went out from the seas, You satisfied many peoples; With the abundance of your wealth and your merchandise You enriched the kings of earth. |
| 34Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you. | 34'Now that you are broken by the seas In the depths of the waters, Your merchandise and all your company Have fallen in the midst of you. |
| 35All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear. | 35'All the inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled at you, And their kings are horribly afraid; They are troubled in countenance. |
| 36The merchants among the nations scoff at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'" | 36'The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.'"'" |
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