Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of natio
“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitude
“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are
saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones
Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.
“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight
“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted? If g
Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the ea
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin sh
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an
How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering
In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined!
The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the
Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsake
“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal
Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one
How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess o
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a
“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!