4. Sidon, be ashamed.Strong city of the sea, be ashamed, because the sea says:“I have not felt the pain of giving birth;I have not reared young men or women.”
5. Egypt will hear the news about Tyre,and it will make Egypt hurt with sorrow.
6. You ships should return to Tarshish.You people living near the sea should be sad.
7. Look at your once happy city!Look at your old, old city!People from that city have traveledfar away to live.
8. Who planned Tyre’s destruction?Tyre made others rich.Its merchants were treated like princes,and its traders were greatly respected.
9. It was the Lord All-Powerful who planned this.He decided to make these proud people unimportant;he decided to disgrace those who were greatly respected.
10. Go through your land, people of Tarshish,like the Nile goes through Egypt.There is no harbor for you now!
11. The Lord has stretched his hand over the seaand made its kingdoms tremble.He commands that Canaan’sstrong, walled cities be destroyed.
12. He said, “Sidon, you will not rejoice any longer,because you are destroyed.Even if you cross the sea to Cyprus,you will not find a place to rest.”