1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.still: Heb. silent
3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
7Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.afar�: Heb. from afar off
8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
9The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.to stain: Heb. to pollute
10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.strength: Heb. girdle
11He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.against�: or, concerning a merchantmanthe merchant city: Heb. Canaanstrong�: or, strengths
12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
13Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
15Dan akan terjadi pada hari itu, bahawa Tirus akan dilupakan untuk tujuh puluh tahun, menurut hayat seorang raja: selepas tamatnya tujuh puluh tahun Tirus akan menyanyi seperti seorang pelacur.
16Ambillah kecapi, pergilah ke kota, hai pelacur yang sudah dilupakan; hasilkan melodi yang manis, nyanyi banyak lagu, supaya kamu dapat diingati.
17Dan ia akan terjadi selepas tamatnya tujuh puluh tahun, bahawa TUHAN akan melawat Tirus, dan Tirus akan berpaling kepada orang yang mengupahnya, dan akan melakukan perbuatan berkendak dengan segala kerajaan dunia yang ada pada permukaan bumi.
18Dan hasil dagangannya dan upahnya akan dijadikan kekudusan bagi TUHAN: ia tidak akan ditabung atau disimpan; sebab hasil dagangannya akan menjadi milik bagi mereka yang berdiam di hadapan TUHAN, untuk makan secukupnya, dan untuk pakaian yang tahan lama.