1. The word of the Lord came to me:
2. ‘Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.
3. Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘ “You say, Tyre,‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4. Your domain was on the high seas;your builders brought your beauty to perfection.