| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New Living Translation |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then this message came to me from the LORD: |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2“Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: “You boasted, O Tyre, ‘My beauty is perfect!’ |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4You extended your boundaries into the sea. Your builders made your beauty perfect. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6They carved your oars from the oaks of Bashan. Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus was inlaid with ivory. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking. Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10“Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12“Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14“From Beth-togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules, all in exchange for your goods. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16“Syria sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs, honey, olive oil, and balm. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18“Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Greeks from Uzal came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus were bartered for your wares. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20“Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23“Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24They brought choice fabrics to trade—blue cloth, embroidery, and multicolored carpets rolled up and bound with cords. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim! The Destruction of Tyre |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26“But look! Your oarsmen have taken you into stormy seas! A mighty eastern gale has wrecked you in the heart of the sea! |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Everything is lost— your riches and wares, your sailors and pilots, your ship builders, merchants, and warriors. On the day of your ruin, everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Your cities by the sea tremble as your pilots cry out in terror. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32As they wail and mourn over you, they sing this sad funeral song: ‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre, now silent at the bottom of the sea? |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33The merchandise you traded satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Now you are a wrecked ship, broken at the bottom of the sea. All your merchandise and crew have gone down with you. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35All who live along the coastlands are appalled at your terrible fate. Their kings are filled with horror and look on with twisted faces. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36The merchants among the nations shake their heads at the sight of you, for you have come to a horrible end and will exist no more.’” |
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