Isaiah 23:1-8

1This is the divine revelation about Tyre. Cry loudly, you ships of Tarshish! Your port at Tyre is destroyed. Word has come to the ships from Cyprus.

2Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants from Sidon. Your messengers have crossed the sea.

3The grain of Shihor is on the Mediterranean. The harvest of the Nile River is brought to Tyre. Tyre became the marketplace for the nations.

4Be ashamed, Sidon, because the stronghold by the sea has spoken, “I’ve never been in labor or given birth. I’ve raised no sons. I’ve brought up no daughters.”

5When the news reaches Egypt, the Egyptians will shudder over the news about Tyre.

6Travel to Tarshish! Cry loudly, you inhabitants of the seacoast!

7Is this your bustling city founded in the distant past? Is this the city that sent its people to settle in distant lands?

8Who planned such a thing against Tyre, the city that produced kings? Its merchants are princes. Its traders are among the honored people of the world.