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| [1]The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye 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. |
[1]The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for it is destroyed, so that there is none house: none shall come from the land of Chittim: it is revealed unto them. |
| [2]Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. |
[2]Be still, ye that dwell in the isles: the merchants of Zidon, and such as pass over the sea, have replenished thee. |
| [3]And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. |
[3]The seed of Nilus growing by the abundance of waters, and the harvest of the river was her revenues, and she was a mart of the nations. |
| [4]Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. |
[4]Be ashamed, thou Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth children, neither nourished young men, nor brought up virgins. |
| [5]As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. |
[5]When the fame cometh to the Egyptians, they shall be sorry, concerning the rumor of Tyre. |
| [6]Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. |
[6]Go you over to Tarshish: howl, ye that dwell in the isles. |
| [7]Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. |
[7]Is not this that your glorious city? Her antiquity is of ancient days: her own feet shall lead her afar off to be a sojourner. |
| [8]Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? |
[8]Who hath decreed this against Tyre (that crowneth men) whose merchants are princes? Whose chapmen are the nobles of the world? |
| [9]The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. |
[9]The Lord of hosts hath decreed this, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring to contempt all them that be glorious in the earth. |
| [10]Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. |
[10]Pass through thy land like a flood to the daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. |
| [11]He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. |
[11]He stretched out his hand upon the sea: he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment concerning the place of merchandise, to destroy the power thereof. |
| [12]And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. |
[12]And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice when thou art oppressed: O virgin daughter of Zidon: rise up, go over unto Chittim: yet there thou shalt have no rest. |
| [13]Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. |
[13]Behold the land of the Chaldeans: this was no people: Asshur [Assyria] founded it by the inhabitants of the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof: they raised the palaces thereof and he brought it to ruin. |
| [14]Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. |
[14]Howl ye ships of Tarshish, for your strength is destroyed. |
| [15]And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. |
[15]And in that day shall Tyre be forgotten seventy years, (according to the years of one king) at the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. |
| [16]Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. |
[16]Take an harp and go about the city: (thou harlot thou hast been forgotten) make sweet melody, sing more songs that thou mayest be remembered. |
| [17]And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. |
[17]And at the end of seventy years shall the Lord visit Tyre, and she shall return to her wages, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth, that are in the world. |
| [18]And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. |
[18]Yet her occupying and her wages shall be holy unto the Lord: it shall not be laid up nor kept in store, but her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and to have durable clothing. |