271 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying , 2 "And you, son of man , take up a lamentation over Tyre ; 3 and 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 .' 4 "Your borders are in the heart of the seas ; Your builders have perfected your beauty . 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. 6 "Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars ; With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus . 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 . 8 "The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers ; Your wise men , O Tyre , were aboard; they were your pilots . 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 " 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 . 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 was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth ; with silver , iron , tin and lead they paid 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 "Those from Beth-togarmah e gave horses and war horses and mules for your wares . 15 "The sons of Dedan were your traders . Many coastlands were your market ; ivory tusks and ebony they brought as your payment . 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 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 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 . 19 "Vedan and Javan paid for your wares from Uzal ; wrought iron , cassia and sweet cane were among your merchandise . 20 " Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding . 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 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 "Haran , Canneh , Eden , the traders of Sheba , Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. 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 were the carriers for your merchandise . And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas .
26 "Your rowers have brought you Into great waters ; The east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas . 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 . 28 "At the sound of the cry of your pilots The pasture lands will shake . 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 , 30 And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly . They will cast dust on their heads , They will wallow in ashes . 31 "Also they will make themselves bald e for you And gird themselves with sackcloth ; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning . 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 ? 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 . 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. 35 'All the inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled at you, And their kings are horribly afraid ; They are troubled in countenance . 36 'The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever e .' ""'
