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"The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; Your wise men, Tyre, were aboard; they were your sailors.

"Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet on you; they presented your splendor.

"The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.

"Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your merchandise.

"Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traders; with human lives and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise.

"The sons of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your market; they brought ivory tusks and ebony as your payment.

"Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your merchandise with emeralds, purple, colorfully woven cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

"Judah and the land of Israel, they were your traders; with the wheat of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam they paid for your merchandise.

"Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams, and goats; for these they were your customers.

"The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your merchandise with the best of all balsam oil, and with all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

"They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of violet and colorfully woven cloth, and in blankets of two colors, and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.

"All who handle the oar, The seamen and all the sailors of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land,

And they will make their voice heard over you And cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.

"Also they will shave themselves bald for you And put on sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.

"Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a song of mourning for you And sing a song of mourning over you: 'Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?

'All the inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled at you, And their kings are horribly afraid; They have a troubled look.

Therefore, behold, I am going to bring strangers against you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And profane your splendor.

'They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are killed In the heart of the seas.

"You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am against you, Sidon, And I will appear in My glory in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I execute judgments against her, And I will reveal Myself as holy in her.