Isaiah 23:1–2

The oracle concerning Tyre.

Wail, O ships of Tarshish,

for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor!

From the land of Cyprus

it is revealed to them.

Be still, O inhabitants of the coast;

the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.

A prophecy against Tyre:

Wail, you ships of Tarshish!

For Tyre is destroyed

and left without house or harbor.

From the land of Cyprus

word has come to them.

Be silent, you people of the island

and you merchants of Sidon,

whom the seafarers have enriched.

A pronouncement concerning Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,

for your haven has been destroyed.

Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland,

you merchants of Sidon;

your agents have crossed the sea

This message came to me concerning Tyre:

Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish,

for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone!

The rumors you heard in Cyprus

are all true.

Mourn in silence, you people of the coast

and you merchants of Sidon.

Your traders crossed the sea,

The oracle of Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish, for the house is destroyed so that no one can enter;

it is announced to them from the land of Cyprus.

Be still, inhabitants of the coast,

merchant of Sidon, who travels over the sea, they filled you.

The 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.

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle;

Thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.