Ezekiel 27:21-36

21Men from Arabia and the rulers of Kedar came to buy your things. They brought lambs, male sheep and goats to sell to you.

22Traders from Sheba and Raamah came to buy things from you. They brought the best kinds of spices, jewels and gold to sell to you.

23Traders came to you from Haran, Canneh and Eden, as well as from Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad.

24They brought beautiful clothes made with expensive cloth. They also brought carpets that were made with threads of many different colours. And they brought strong ropes. They brought these things to sell in your markets.

25Big ships from Tarshish carried your valuable things across the sea. You, Tyre, were like a great ship in the middle of the sea. You were full with a heavy load of many things.

26Your sailors took you into the great waves of the sea. There, a strong east wind has caused you to break into small pieces.

27All your valuable things and your riches will fall into the deep sea. All your sailors, your captains, your traders and your soldiers will also fall into the sea. Yes, everyone in you will drown in the sea on that day when you break into pieces.

28When your sailors call out for help, the cities on the coast of the sea will shake.

29All the sailors of other ships will leave their ships. The sailors and their captains will stand on the shore of the sea.

30They will weep loudly because they are very upset about you. They will throw dirt on their heads. They will lie down in ashes.

31They will cut all the hair off their heads. They will wear sackcloth. They will weep and be very upset because of the terrible thing that has happened to you.

32As they weep, they will sing this funeral song about you: ‘Tyre was the greatest city. But now it lies at the bottom of the sea and nobody knows that it is there.’

33Your valuable things went to many people in nations across the sea. People were happy with the things that they received from you. Even kings in far places became rich because of you.

34Now the sea has broken you into pieces. You have fallen to the bottom of the deep sea. All your valuable things and the people who worked in you lie at the bottom of the sea.

35The people who live on the coast of the sea are afraid, because of what has happened to you. Their kings shake with fear. Their faces look very sad.

36Traders from other nations keep away from you. A terrible thing has happened to you. It will be the end of you for ever.” ’