| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. | 1A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them. |
| 2Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. | 2"Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea, |
| 3And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. | 3and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations. |
| 4Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, “I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, Nor bring up virgins.” | 4Be ashamed, Sidon, because the sea has spoken, the fortress of the sea: I have neither been in labor nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up young women." |
| 5When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. | 5When the news reaches Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre. |
| 6Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! | 6"You who are crossing over to Tarshish— Wail, you inhabitants of the coast! |
| 7Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? | 7Is this your exciting city, that was founded long ago, whose feet carried her to settle in far-off lands? |
| 8Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? | 8Who has planned this against Tyre, that bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the most renowned on earth? |
| 9The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. | 9The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned it— to neutralize all the hubris of grandeur, to discredit all the renowned men of earth. |
| 10Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. | 10"Cultivate your land like the Nile, you daughter of Tarshish; for there is no longer a harbor. |
| 11He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. | 11He has stretched out his hand over the sea; he has made kingdoms tremble. The LORD has issued orders concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds. |
| 12And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.” | 12And he said: 'You will revel no longer, you virgin daughter of Sidon, now crushed. Get up, cross over to Cyprus— but even there you will find no rest.'" |
| 13Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin. | 13"Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This is a people that no longer exist; Assyria destined her for desert creatures. They raised up her siege towers, they stripped her fortresses bare and turned her into a ruin. |
| 14Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For your strength is laid waste. | 14Wail, you ships of Tarshish, because your stronghold is destroyed!" |
| 15Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: | 15It will happen at that time that Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years, the span of a king's life. Then, at the end of those 70 years, it will turn out for Tyre as in the prostitute's song: |
| 16“Take a harp, go about the city, You forgotten harlot; Make sweet melody, sing many songs, That you may be remembered.” | 16"Take a harp; walk around the city, you forgotten whore! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, and perhaps you'll be remembered." |
| 17And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the LORD will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. | 17At the end of 70 years, the LORD will deal with Tyre, at which time she'll return to her courtesan's trade, and prostitute herself with the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth. |
| 18Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the LORD; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing. | 18Nevertheless, her profits and her earnings will be dedicated to the LORD; they will not be stored up or hoarded—but her profits will go to those who live in the LORD's presence, for abundant food and choice clothing. |
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