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| 1A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them. | 1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. |
| 2"Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers crossed over the sea, | 2Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you. |
| 3and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations. | 3And on many waters your revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; you were the merchant of the nations. |
| 4Be ashamed, Sidon, because the sea has spoken, the fortress of the sea: I have neither been in labor nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up young women." | 4Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying: “I have neither labored nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up young women.” |
| 5When the news reaches Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre. | 5When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre. |
| 6"You who are crossing over to Tarshish— Wail, you inhabitants of the coast! | 6Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coast! |
| 7Is this your exciting city, that was founded long ago, whose feet carried her to settle in far-off lands? | 7Is this your exultant city whose origin is from days of old, whose feet carried her to settle far away? |
| 8Who has planned this against Tyre, that bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the most renowned on earth? | 8Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth? |
| 9The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned it— to neutralize all the hubris of grandeur, to discredit all the renowned men of earth. | 9The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth. |
| 10"Cultivate your land like the Nile, you daughter of Tarshish; for there is no longer a harbor. | 10Cross over your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint anymore. |
| 11He has stretched out his hand over the sea; he has made kingdoms tremble. The LORD has issued orders concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds. | 11He has stretched out his hand over the sea; he has shaken the kingdoms; the LORD has given command concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds. |
| 12And he said: 'You will revel no longer, you virgin daughter of Sidon, now crushed. Get up, cross over to Cyprus— but even there you will find no rest.'" | 12And he said: “You will no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Cyprus, even there you will have no rest.” |
| 13"Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This is a people that no longer exist; Assyria destined her for desert creatures. They raised up her siege towers, they stripped her fortresses bare and turned her into a ruin. | 13Behold the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin. |
| 14Wail, you ships of Tarshish, because your stronghold is destroyed!" | 14Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. |
| 15It will happen at that time that Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years, the span of a king's life. Then, at the end of those 70 years, it will turn out for Tyre as in the prostitute's song: | 15In that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute: |
| 16"Take a harp; walk around the city, you forgotten whore! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, and perhaps you'll be remembered." | 16“Take a harp; go about the city, O forgotten prostitute! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, that you may be remembered.” |
| 17At the end of 70 years, the LORD will deal with Tyre, at which time she'll return to her courtesan's trade, and prostitute herself with the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth. | 17At the end of seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. |
| 18Nevertheless, her profits and her earnings will be dedicated to the LORD; they will not be stored up or hoarded—but her profits will go to those who live in the LORD's presence, for abundant food and choice clothing. | 18Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the LORD. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the LORD. |
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