2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants from Sidon.Your messengers have crossed the sea.
3 The grain of Shihor is on the Mediterranean.The harvest of the Nile River is brought to Tyre.Tyre became the marketplace for the nations.
4 Be 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.”
5 When the news reaches Egypt,the Egyptians will shudder over the news about Tyre.
6 Travel to Tarshish!Cry loudly, you inhabitants of the seacoast!
7 Is this your bustling city founded in the distant past?Is this the city that sent its people to settle in distant lands?
8 Who 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.