Study Desk

Because you were glad, I will let the tribes from the eastern desert conquer you. They will set up their camps in your country and settle there. They will eat the fruit and drink the milk that should have been yours.

I will punish Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord ."

My people Israel will take revenge on Edom for me, and they will make Edom feel my furious anger. Edom will know what it means to be the object of my revenge." The Sovereign Lord has spoken.

I will punish them severely and take full revenge on them. They will feel my anger. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

"Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: I am your enemy, city of Tyre. I will bring many nations to attack you, and they will come like the waves of the sea.

They will destroy your city walls and tear down your towers. Then I will sweep away all the dust and leave only a bare rock.

and with their swords they will kill those who live in her towns on the mainland. Then Tyre will know that I am the Lord ."

They will pound in your walls with battering rams and tear down your towers with iron bars.

The clouds of dust raised by their horses will cover you. The noise of their horses pulling wagons and chariots will shake your walls as they pass through the gates of the ruined city.

Your enemies will help themselves to your wealth and merchandise. They will pull down your walls and shatter your luxurious houses. They will take the stones and wood and all the rubble, and dump them into the sea.

All the kings of the seafaring nations will come down from their thrones. They will take off their robes and their embroidered clothes and sit trembling on the ground. They will be so terrified at your fate that they will not be able to stop trembling.

They will sing this funeral song for you: The famous city is destroyed! Her ships have been swept from the seas. The people of this city ruled the seas And terrified all who lived on the coast.

They used fir trees from Mount Hermon for timber And a cedar from Lebanon for your mast.

They took oak trees from Bashan to make oars; They made your deck out of pine from Cyprus And inlaid it with ivory.

"Soldiers from Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your army. They hung their shields and their helmets in your barracks. They are the men who won glory for you.

Soldiers from Arvad guarded your walls, and troops from Gamad guarded your towers. They hung their shields on your walls. They are the ones who made you beautiful.

The people of Syria bought your merchandise and your many products. They gave emeralds, purple cloth, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and rubies in payment for your wares.

The people of Damascus bought your merchandise and your products, paying for them with wine from Helbon and wool from Sahar. They traded wrought iron and spices for your goods.

The cities of Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, the cities of Asshur and Chilmad—they all traded with you.

They sold you luxurious clothing, purple cloth, and embroidery, brightly colored carpets, and well-made cords and ropes.