2 Mourn in silence, you people of the coastand you merchants of Sidon.Your traders crossed the sea,
3 sailing over deep waters.They brought you grain from Egyptand harvests from along the Nile.You were the marketplace of the world.
4 But now you are put to shame, city of Sidon,for Tyre, the fortress of the sea, says,“Now I am childless;I have no sons or daughters.”
5 When Egypt hears the news about Tyre,there will be great sorrow.
6 Send word now to Tarshish!Wail, you people who live in distant lands!
7 Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city?What a long history was yours!Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places.
8 Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,that great creator of kingdoms?Her traders were all princes,her merchants were nobles.