1. The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
2. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
3. And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.
4. Be thou ashamed, Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men nor brought up virgins.
5. --When the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.
6. Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!