“‘You say, Tyre,
    “I am perfect in beauty.^(D)”
⁴ Your domain was on the high seas;
    your builders brought your beauty to perfection.^(E)
5 They made all your timbers
    of juniper from Senir^[a];^(F)
they took a cedar from Lebanon^(G)
    to make a mast for you.
⁶ Of oaks^(H) from Bashan
    they made your oars;
of cypress wood^[b] from the coasts of Cyprus^(I)
    they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
⁷ Fine embroidered linen^(J) from Egypt was your sail
    and served as your banner;
your awnings were of blue and purple^(K)
    from the coasts of Elishah.^(L)
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad^(M) were your oarsmen;
    your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.^(N)
9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos^(O) were on board
    as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea^(P) and their sailors
    came alongside to trade for your wares.

¹⁰ “‘Men of Persia,^(Q) Lydia^(R) and Put^(S)
    served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields^(T) and helmets on your walls,
    bringing you splendor.
¹¹ Men 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.^(U)

²⁵ “‘The ships of Tarshish^(AZ) serve
    as carriers for your wares.
You are filled with heavy cargo
    as you sail the sea.^(BA)
26 Your oarsmen take you
    out to the high seas.
But the east wind^(BB) will break you to pieces
    far out at sea.
²⁷ Your wealth,^(BC) 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^(BD)
    on the day of your shipwreck.
²⁸ The shorelands will quake^(BE)
    when your sailors cry out.
²⁹ All who handle the oars
    will abandon their ships;
the mariners and all the sailors
    will stand on the shore.
³⁰ They will raise their voice
    and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust^(BF) on their heads
    and roll^(BG) in ashes.^(BH)
31 They will shave their heads^(BI) because of you
    and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep^(BJ) over you with anguish of soul
    and with bitter mourning.^(BK)
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
    they will take up a lament^(BL) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
    surrounded by the sea?^(BM)”
³³ When your merchandise went out on the seas,^(BN)
    you satisfied many nations;
with your great wealth^(BO) and your wares
    you enriched the kings of the earth.
³⁴ Now you are shattered by the sea
    in the depths of the waters;
your wares and all your company
    have gone down with you.^(BP)
35 All who live in the coastlands^(BQ)
    are appalled^(BR) at you;
their kings shudder with horror
    and their faces are distorted with fear.^(BS)
36 The merchants among the nations scoff at you;^(BT)
    you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.^(BU)’”

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne^(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”^(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.^(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel^[a]?^(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.^(F)
5 By your great skill in trading^(G)
    you have increased your wealth,^(H)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.^(I)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(J)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(K)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(L)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(M)
    and you will die a violent death^(N)
    in the heart of the seas.^(O)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(P)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(Q)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(R)
    at the hands of foreigners.

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(T)
13 You were in Eden,^(U)
    the garden of God;^(V)
every precious stone^(W) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise^(X) and beryl.^[b]
Your settings and mountings^[c] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.^(Y)
14 You were anointed^(Z) as a guardian cherub,^(AA)
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones.
¹⁵ You were blameless in your ways
    from the day you were created
    till wickedness was found in you.
¹⁶ Through your widespread trade
    you were filled with violence,^(AB)
    and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
    and I expelled you, guardian cherub,^(AC)
    from among the fiery stones.
¹⁷ Your heart became proud^(AD)
    on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
    because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
    I made a spectacle of you before kings.^(AE)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
    you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire^(AF) come out from you,
    and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes^(AG) on the ground
    in the sight of all who were watching.^(AH)
19 All the nations who knew you
    are appalled^(AI) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.^(AJ)’”

“‘I am against you, Sidon,
    and among you I will display my glory.^(AM)
You will know that I am the Lord,
    when I inflict punishment^(AN) on you
    and within you am proved to be holy.^(AO)
23 I will send a plague upon you
    and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
    with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.^(AP)