 1 The burden against Tyre. Howl you ships of Tarshish. For it is laid waste so that there is no house, No entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be still inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who pass over the sea. They have filled you. 3 By great waters, the grain of Sihor and the harvest of the river Nile was her revenue. And she a market of nations. 4 Be ashamed, O Sidon. For the sea has spoken, the strength of the sea saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth. I have not nourished young men nor raised up virgins. 5 As the report comes to Egypt, so will they be grieved at the report from Tyre. 6 Pass over Tarshish. Howl, inhabitants of the coast. 7 Is this your joyous city with antiquity from ancient days? Its own feet carry it far away. 8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are rulers, whose merchants are the honorable of the earth? 9 The Lord of hosts has purposed to stain the pride of all glory and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. 10 He will pass through your land like a river, O daughter of Tarshish. There is no more strength. 11 He stretched out His hand over the sea. He shook kingdoms. The Lord has made a decree against the merchant city, to destroy its forts. 12 He said, You will no longer rejoice O crushed one, virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Chittim. You will have no rest there. 13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans. This people did not exist. Assyria founded it for those who live in the desert. They set up their siege towers. They stripped its palaces. They made it a ruin. 14 Howl, ships of Tarshish. For your strength is laid waste. 15 In that day, Tyre shall be forgotten 70 years, according to the days of one king. At the end of 70 years, it will be as the song of a harlot to Tyre. 16 Take a harp, go about the city, O harlot who has been forgotten. Make sweet melody, sing many songs so that you may be remembered. 17 After the end of 70 years, the Lord will visit Tyre and she will turn to her hire and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Her goods and her wages will be holiness to the Lord. It shall not be treasured or laid up, for her goods shall be for those who live before the Lord, to eat enough and for a choice covering.
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