1. The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
2. “Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,
3. and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:“O Tyre, you have said,‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4. Your borders are in the midst of the seas.Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5. They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir;They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
6. Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars;The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planksWith ivory from the coasts of Cyprus.
7. Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
8. “Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen;Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you;They became your pilots.
9. Elders of Gebal and its wise menWere in you to caulk your seams;All the ships of the seaAnd their oarsmen were in youTo market your merchandise.