Againstallthe shipsof TarshishAnd againstallthe beautifulcraft.
For the kinghad at seathe shipsof Tarshishwith the shipsof Hiram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
For Godis the Kingof allthe earth;Singpraiseswith a skillfulpsalm.
The prideof manwill be humbledAnd the loftinessof menwill be abased;And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day,
The oracleconcerning Tyre.Wail,O shipsof Tarshish,For [Tyre] is destroyed,withouthouse[or] harbor;It is reportedto them from the landof Cyprus.
Wail,O shipsof Tarshish,For your strongholdis destroyed.
"Surelythe coastlandswill waitfor Me; And the shipsof Tarshish[will come] first,To bringyour sonsfrom afar,Their silverand their goldwith them, For the nameof the LORDyour God,And for the HolyOneof IsraelbecauseHe has glorifiedyou.
"I will seta signamong them and will sendsurvivorsfrom them to the nations:Tarshish,Put,Lud,Meshech,Rosh,Tubaland Javan,to the distantcoastlandsthat have neitherheardMy famenorseenMy glory.And they will declareMy gloryamong the nations.
"The shipsof Tarshishwere the carriersfor your merchandise.And you were filledand were verygloriousIn the heartof the seas.
then you shall driveout allthe inhabitantsof the landfrom beforeyou, and destroyalltheir figuredstones,and destroyalltheir moltenimagesand demolishalltheir highplaces;
"And the merchantsof the earthweepand mournoverher, becauseno onebuystheir cargoesany more--
and a thirdof the creatureswhichwere in the seaand hadlife,died;and a thirdof the shipswere destroyed.
