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And he will kill with the sword those in your villages. He will build battle-walls around you. He will build up earth so they can go over your walls. He will build walls and make battle-coverings around you.

They will take your riches and good things as prizes of war. They will break down your walls and destroy your beautiful houses. And they will throw your stones and wood into the sea.

Then all the leaders of the sea will step down from their thrones and take off their beautiful clothing. They will clothe themselves with fear. They will sit on the ground and not be able to stop shaking, full of fear and wonder because of you.

They will cry in sorrow for you and say, ‘How you have been destroyed from the seas, O well-known city where many people once lived! You were powerful on the sea. You and all your people who lived here were filled with fear.

They made your oars out of oak trees from Bashan. They made your floor of ivory and boxwood from the land of Cyprus.

"Soldiers from Persia and Lud and Put were in your army. They hung battle-coverings and head-coverings in you, and made you beautiful.

The men of Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around. And men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their battle-coverings all around your walls, and made you perfect in beauty.

"Tarshish traded with you because of all your riches of every kind. They paid for your good things with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you. They paid for your good things with servants and objects of brass.

Syria traded with you because of all your good things. They bought them with stones of great worth, purple cloth, cloth with beautiful sewing, fine linen, and coral.

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you. They paid for your good things with the grain of Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and medicine.

Damascus traded with you because of all your good things and riches of all kinds. They paid for them with the wine of Helbon and white wool.

Vedan and Javan traded with you from Uzal. They paid you with pure iron and spices.

Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar traded with you. They paid you with lambs, rams, and goats.

Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They paid for your good things with the best of all kinds of spices, stones of great worth, and gold.

They paid you with the best clothing, clothes of blue cloth and beautiful sewing, floor coverings of many colors, and strong ropes.

All the rowers and sailors of the sea will leave their ships. They will stand on the land

and cry in a loud voice of sorrow over you. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

They will cut off their hair because of you, and dress themselves in cloth made from hair. They will cry over you with much sorrow in their soul.

In their crying they will sing a song of sorrow for you, saying, ‘Who is like Tyre, destroyed and quiet in the sea?