1The word of ADONAI came to me:
2"You, human being, raise this lament for Tzor;
3say to Tzor, located at the gateways to the sea, merchant for peoples to many coastlands, that Adonai ELOHIM says: 'Tzor, you have said, "My beauty is perfect."
4Your borders are in the heart of the sea, your builders perfected your beauty.
5They used cypress logs from S'nir to fashion all your planking. They took cedars from the L'vanon to make masts for you.
6Out of oaks from Bashan they made your oars. Your deck they made of ivory inlaid in larch from the coasts of Kittim.
7Richly woven linen from Egypt was used for your sail, which was also your banner. Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was used to cover your deck-tent.
8The people of Tzidon and Arvad served as your oarsmen. Your own skilled men, Tzor, were there as your pilots.
9The leaders and craftsmen of G'val sealed the cracks between your boards. "'Every seagoing ship and its crew came to you to trade in your wares.
10Men from Paras, Lud and Put were [mercenaries] in your army; hanging shield and helmet on you, they showed off your splendor.
11Men from Arvad and your own army were posted around on your walls. The Gamadim were in your towers; they hung their shields all around your walls, making your beauty perfect.
12"'Tarshish did business with you because of the quantity and variety of your resources; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your goods.
13Greece, Tuval and Meshekh traded with you, exchanging slaves and articles of bronze for your wares.
14The people of Togarmah traded for your merchandise with horses, horsemen and mules.
15The men of D'dan traded with you. Many coastlands were your customers, giving you ivory tusks and ebony in payment.
16Aram traded with you, because you were so wealthy; for your goods they exchanged green feldspar, purple stuff, embroidery, fine linen, coral and rubies.
17Y'hudah and the land of Isra'el also traded with you, exchanging for your goods wheat from Minnit, millet, honey, olive oil and resin for healing.
18Because you were so wealthy, with such a variety of valuable merchandise, Dammesek traded wine from Helbon and white wool with you.
19V'dan and Yavan from Uzal traded ironwork, cassia and aromatic cane for your goods.
20D'dan traded with you for riding gear.
21Arabia and all the princes of K'dar were your customers; for your goods they traded lambs, rams and goats.
22The traders of Sh'va and Ra'mah exchanged the best quality spices, all kinds of precious stones and gold for your goods.
23The merchants of Haran, Kaneh and 'Eden, who traded also with Sh'va, Ashur and Kilmad,
24brought you in exchange for your goods rich clothes, cloaks made of blue material and embroidery, and cedar-lined chests filled with multicolored clothing and bound with cords.
25"Tarshish" ships transported your imports and exports. "'So you were full, loaded down, surrounded by the sea.
26Your oarsmen brought you through heavy seas. But the east wind will break you surrounded by the sea.
27Your riches, your goods, your merchandise, your crew, your pilots, your ship-sealers, your traders, all your warriors aboard, and all the others in the ship with you will sink surrounded by the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
28When they hear the cries of your pilots, the mainland coasts will tremble.
29The oarsmen, crew and pilots will disembark and stand on shore,
30mourning aloud at your fate, crying bitterly, throwing dust on their heads, rolling in the ashes,
31shaving their heads bald for you, wrapping themselves in sackcloth, with heartfelt bitterness weeping for you in bitter lamentation.
32Wailing, they will raise a lament for you; this will be their lament for you: "'"Who anywhere in the sea has ever been silenced like Tzor?
33When your wares came forth from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your vast wealth and variety of goods you enriched the kings of the earth.
34But now you have been wrecked by the waves, sunk in the watery depths; your merchandise and all your people have gone down with you.
35All who live along the coasts are aghast at you; their kings are horribly afraid, their faces are convulsed;
36the merchants among the peoples are gasping at your fate; you are an object of terror, and you will cease to exist."'"