1. The word of the Lord came to me again. He said,
2. “Son of man, sing this sad song about Tyre.
3. Say this about Tyre: ‘Tyre, you are the door to the seas. You are the merchant for many nations. You travel to many countries along the coast. This is what the Lord GOD says: “Tyre, you think that you are so beautiful. You think you are perfectly beautiful!
4. The Mediterranean Sea is the border around your city. Your builders made you perfectly beautiful, like the ships that sail from you.
5. Your builders used cypress trees from the mountains of Senir to make your planks. They used cedar trees from Lebanon to make your mast.
6. They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars. They used pine trees from Cyprus to make the cabin on your deck. They decorated that shelter with ivory.
7. For your sail, they used colorful linen made in Egypt. That sail was your flag. The coverings over your cabin were blue and purple. They came from the coast of Cyprus.
8. Men from Sidon and Arvad rowed your boats for you. Tyre, your wise men were the pilots on your ships.
9. The elders and wise men from Byblos were on board to help put caulking between the boards on your ship. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came to trade and do business with you.