23. The cities of Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, the cities of Asshur and Chilmad — they all traded with you.
24. They sold you luxurious clothing, purple cloth, and embroidery, brightly coloured carpets, and well-made cords and ropes.
25. Your merchandise was carried in fleets of the largest cargo ships.“You were like a ship at seaLoaded with heavy cargo.
26. When your oarsmen brought you out to sea,An east wind wrecked you far from land.
27. All your wealth of merchandise,All the sailors in your crew,Your ship's carpenters and your merchants,Every soldier on board the ship —All, all were lost at seaWhen your ship was wrecked.
28. The shouts of the drowning sailorsEchoed on the shore.
29. “Every ship is now deserted,And every sailor has gone ashore.
30. They all mourn bitterly for you,Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.
31. They shave their heads for youAnd dress themselves in sackcloth.Their hearts are bitter as they weep.
32. They chant a funeral song for you:‘Who can be compared to Tyre,To Tyre now silent in the sea?
33. When your merchandise went overseas,You filled the needs of every nation.Kings were made richBy the wealth of your goods.
34. Now you are wrecked in the sea;You have sunk to the ocean depths.Your goods and all who worked for youHave vanished with you in the sea.’
35. “Everyone who lives along the coast is shocked at your fate. Even their kings are terrified, and fear is written on their faces.