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The Fall of Tyre
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.
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.
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.
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.
when the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.
When Egypt hears the news about Tyre,
there will be great sorrow.
there will be great sorrow.
Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!
Send word now to Tarshish!
Wail, you people who live in distant lands!
Wail, you people who live in distant lands!
Is this your joyous [city], whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city?
What a long history was yours!
Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places.
What a long history was yours!
Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places.
Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the distributor of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose dealers were the honourable of the earth?
Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.
Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to profane the pride of all glory, to bring to nought all the honourable of the earth.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has done it
to destroy your pride
and bring low all earth’s nobility.
to destroy your pride
and bring low all earth’s nobility.
Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.
He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he shaketh the kingdoms. Jehovah hath given a commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof,
and hath said, Thou shalt no more exult, [thou] oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon: get thee up, pass over to Chittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.
He says, “Never again will you rejoice,
O daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed.
Even if you flee to Cyprus,
you will find no rest.”
O daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed.
Even if you flee to Cyprus,
you will find no rest.”
Behold the land of the Chaldeans: this people did not exist; the Assyrian founded it for the dwellers in the desert: they set up their towers, they destroyed the palaces thereof; he brought it to ruin.
Howl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.
Wail, you ships of Tarshish,
for your harbor is destroyed!
for your harbor is destroyed!
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it shall be for Tyre as the harlot's song.
For seventy years, the length of a king’s life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute:
Take a harp, go about the city, thou forgotten harlot! Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
Take a harp and walk the streets,
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.
you forgotten harlot.
Make sweet melody and sing your songs
so you will be remembered again.
And it shall come to pass at the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre; and she will return to her hire, and will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth upon the face of the ground.
Yes, after seventy years the LORD will revive Tyre. But she will be no different than she was before. She will again be a prostitute to all kingdoms around the world.
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat and be sufficed, and for excellent clothing.
But in the end her profits will be given to the LORD. Her wealth will not be hoarded but will provide good food and fine clothing for the LORD’s priests.