| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. | 1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus. |
| 2Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. | 2Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea |
| 3And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. | 3And were on many waters. The grain of the Nile, the harvest of the River was her revenue; And she was the market of nations. |
| 4Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, “I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, Nor bring up virgins.” | 4Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying, "I have neither travailed nor given birth, I have neither brought up young men nor reared virgins." |
| 5When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. | 5When the report reaches Egypt, They will be in anguish at the report of Tyre. |
| 6Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! | 6Pass over to Tarshish; Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland. |
| 7Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? | 7Is this your jubilant city, Whose origin is from antiquity, Whose feet used to carry her to colonize distant places? |
| 8Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? | 8Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, Whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth? |
| 9The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. | 9The LORD of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth. |
| 10Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. | 10Overflow your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish, There is no more restraint. |
| 11He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The LORD has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. | 11He has stretched His hand out over the sea, He has made the kingdoms tremble; The LORD has given a command concerning Canaan to demolish its strongholds. |
| 12And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.” | 12He has said, "You shall exult no more, O crushed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest." |
| 13Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin. | 13Behold, the land of the Chaldeans-- this is the people which was not; Assyria appointed it for desert creatures-- they erected their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin. |
| 14Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For your strength is laid waste. | 14Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For your stronghold is destroyed. |
| 15Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: | 15Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: |
| 16“Take a harp, go about the city, You forgotten harlot; Make sweet melody, sing many songs, That you may be remembered.” | 16Take your harp, walk about the city, O forgotten harlot; Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs, That you may be remembered. |
| 17And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the LORD will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. | 17It will come about at the end of seventy years that the LORD will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot's wages and will play the harlot with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. |
| 18Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the LORD; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing. | 18Her gain and her harlot's wages will be set apart to the LORD; it will not be stored up or hoarded, but her gain will become sufficient food and choice attire for those who dwell in the presence of the LORD. |
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