1Yahweh said this to me:
2“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
3The city of Tyre is located on an island at the edge of the sea, and their merchants ◄traded/bought and sold goods► with people-groups who live along many seacoasts. This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say that you should tell them:
4You controlled what was bought and sold by people who lived along the sea.
5You were like [SIM] a huge ship
6They carved your oars from oak trees from the Bashan region.
7The sails for the ship were made from fine embroidered linen from Egypt,
8Men from Sidon and Arvad cities pulled the oars;
9Experienced craftsmen from Byblos city on the coast ◄did the caulking/filled the spaces between the planks in the sides► of the ship.
10Men from as far away as Persia, Lydia, and Libya were soldiers in your army.
11Men from Arvad and Helech cities were watchmen on the walls of your city;
12Because of the many things that you had to trade, men from Tarshish in Spain sent merchants who brought silver, iron, tin, and lead to trade for things that you had.
13Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.
14Men from Beth-Togarmah in Armenia brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.
15Merchants came to you from Rhodes island.
16Because you had very many things to trade, people from Syria brought to you valuable turquoise stones, purple cloth, embroidered cloth, fine linen cloth, and jewelry made from coral and rubies to trade for your things.
17Men from Judah and Israel brought wheat from Minnith city in Ammon, and figs, honey, olive oil, and ointment to trade for your things.
18Because you had very many things to trade, men from Damascus brought wine from Helbon town and white wool from the Zahar area to trade for many things that you had.
19Greek men from the Uzal area brought things made of iron, and cassia spice, and fragrant calamus seeds to trade for things that you had.
20Merchants came from Dedan in southern Edom bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.
21Men from Arabia and all the rulers of the Kedar region sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats for things that you had.
22Merchants from Sheba and Raamah in Arabia brought many kinds of very good spices and jewels and gold to exchange for things that you had.
23Men came from Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad in Mesopotamia with their goods.
24They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of many colors that were rolled up and tied with ropes.
25Cargo ships from Tarshish carried all those things that you traded;
26“ ‘The men who row your boats took the ships full of cargo out on the stormy seas.
27Everything in the boats ◄was lost/sank to the bottom of the sea►—
28The people in cities along the coast trembled
29All the men who remained who pulled the oars left the ships;
30They cry aloud because of what has happened to your wealth,
31They shave their heads to show that they are very sad because of what has happened to you,
32While they wail and mourn because of what has happened to you,
33The goods that your merchants traded
34But now your city is like a ship [MET] that is wrecked in the sea,
35All the people who live along the seacoast are appalled/horrified
36The merchants of the other nations shake their heads