Ezekiel 27:25–36

²⁵Ships of Tarshish^e were the carriers for your goods.

“ ‘So you became full and heavily loaded^D

in the heart of the sea.

²⁶Your rowers have brought you

onto the high seas,^f

but the east wind has wrecked you

in the heart of the sea.

²⁷Your wealth, merchandise, and goods,

your sailors and captains,

those who repair your leaks,

those who barter for your goods,

and all the warriors on board,

with all the other people within you,

sink into the heart of the sea

on the day of your downfall.

²⁸“ ‘The countryside shakes

at the sound of your sailors’ cries.^g

²⁹All the oarsmen

disembark from their ships.

The sailors and all the captains of the sea

stand on the shore.

³⁰Because of you, they raise their voices

and cry out bitterly.

They throw dust on their heads;^h

they roll in ashes.

³¹They shave their heads because of you

and wrap themselves in sackcloth.

They weep over you

with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

³²“ ‘In their wailing they lament for you,ⁱ

mourning over you:

“Who was like Tyre,

silenced^C in the middle of the sea?

³³When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas,

you satisfied many peoples.

You enriched the kings of the earth

with your abundant wealth and goods.

³⁴Now you are wrecked by the sea

in the depths of the waters;

your goods and the people within you

have gone down.

³⁵All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands

are appalled^j at you.

Their kings shudder with fear;

their faces are contorted.

³⁶Those who trade among the peoples scoff^Ak at you;

you have become an object of horror

and will never exist again.” ’ ”^l