A Prophecy Against Tyre
1Here is a prophecy against Tyre that the Lord gave me.
Men in the ships of Tarshish, cry out!
The city of Tyre is destroyed.
Its houses and harbor are gone.
That’s the message you have received
from the island of Cyprus.
2People on the island of Tyre, be silent.
Traders from the city of Sidon, be quiet.
Those who sail on the Mediterranean Sea have made you rich.
3Grain from Egypt
came across the mighty waters.
The harvest of the Nile River brought wealth to Tyre.
It became the market place of the nations.
4Sidon, be ashamed. Mighty Tyre out in the sea, be ashamed.
The sea has spoken. It has said,
“It’s as if I had never felt labor pains or had children.
It’s as if I had never brought up sons or daughters.
It’s as if the city of Tyre had never existed.”
5The Egyptians will hear about what has happened to Tyre.
They’ll be very sad and troubled.
6People of the island of Tyre, cry out!
Go across the sea to Tarshish.
7Just look at Tyre.
It’s no longer the old, old city that was known for its wild parties.
It no longer sends its people out
to make their homes in lands far away.
8Tyre was a city that produced kings.
Its traders were princes.
They were honored all over the earth.
So who planned to destroy such a city?
9The Lord who rules over all planned to do it.
He wanted to bring down all its pride and glory.
He wanted to shame those who were honored all over the earth.
10People of Tarshish, farm your land
as they do along the Nile River.
That’s because you don’t have a harbor anymore.
11The Lord has reached his powerful hand out over the sea.
He has made its kingdoms tremble with fear.
He has given a command concerning Phoenicia.
He has ordered that its forts be destroyed.
12He said, “No more wild parties for you!
People of Sidon, you are now destroyed!
“Leave your city. Go across the sea to Cyprus.
Even there you will not find any rest.”
13Look at the land of the Babylonians.
No one lives there anymore.
The Assyrians have turned it
into a place for desert creatures.
They built their towers in order to attack it.
They took everything out of its forts.
They knocked down all its buildings.
14Men in the ships of Tarshish, cry out!
Mighty Tyre is destroyed!
15A time is coming when people will forget about Tyre for 70 years. That’s the length of a king’s life. But at the end of those 70 years, Tyre will be like the prostitute that people sing about. They say,
16“Forgotten prostitute, pick up a harp.
Walk through the city.
Play the harp well. Sing many songs.
Then you will be remembered.”
17At the end of the 70 years, the Lord will punish Tyre. He will let it return to its way of life as a prostitute. It will earn its living with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. 18But the money it earns will be set apart for the Lord. The money won’t be stored up or kept for Tyre. Instead, it will go to those who live the way the Lord wants them to. It will pay for plenty of food and fine clothes for them.
Profecía contra Tiro
1Profecía contra Tiro:
¡Giman, barcos de Tarsis!,
porque fueron destruidas su casa y su puerto.
Desde la tierra de Chipre
les ha llegado la noticia.
2¡Callen, habitantes de la costa,
comerciantes de Sidón,
ciudad que han enriquecido los marinos!
3Sobre las grandes aguas
llegó el grano de Sijor;
Tiro se volvió el centro comercial de las naciones;
la cosecha del Nilo le aportaba ganancias.
4Avergüénzate, Sidón, fortaleza del mar,
porque el mar ha dicho:
«No he estado con dolores de parto ni he dado a luz;
no he criado hijos ni educado hijas».
5Cuando la noticia llegue a Egipto,
lo que se diga de Tiro los angustiará.
6Pasen a Tarsis;
giman, habitantes de la costa.
7¿Es esta su ciudad alegre,
la ciudad tan antigua,
cuyos pies la han llevado
a establecerse en tierras lejanas?
8¿Quién planeó esto contra Tiro,
la ciudad que confiere coronas,
cuyos comerciantes son príncipes,
y sus negociantes reconocidos en la tierra?
9Lo planeó el Señor de los Ejércitos
para abatir la altivez de toda gloria
y humillar a toda la gente importante de la tierra.
10Hija de Tarsis,
cultiva23:10 cultiva (Qumrán y LXX); atraviesa (TM). tu tierra como en el Nilo,
porque tu puerto ya no existe.
11El Señor ha extendido su mano sobre el mar
y ha puesto a temblar a los reinos;
ha ordenado destruir las fortalezas de Canaán.
12Él dijo:
«¡Virgen oprimida, hija de Sidón:
no volverás a alegrarte!
»Levántate y cruza hasta Chipre;
¡ni siquiera allí encontrarás descanso!».
13¡Mira la tierra de los babilonios!23:13 Lit. caldeos.
¡Ese pueblo ya no existe!
Asiria la ha convertido
en refugio de las fieras del desierto;
levantaron torres de asedio,
demolieron sus fortalezas
y las convirtieron en ruinas.
14¡Giman, barcos de Tarsis,
porque destruida está su fortaleza!
15En aquel tiempo Tiro será olvidada durante setenta años, que es lo que vive un rey. Pero al cabo de esos setenta años sucederá a Tiro lo que dice la canción de la prostituta:
16«Tú, prostituta olvidada,
toma un arpa y recorre la ciudad;
toca lo mejor que puedas y canta muchas canciones,
para que te recuerden».
17Al cabo de setenta años, el Señor se ocupará de Tiro, la cual volverá a venderse y prostituirse con todos los reinos de la tierra. 18Pero sus ingresos y ganancias se consagrarán al Señor; no serán almacenados ni atesorados. Sus ganancias serán para los que habitan en presencia del Señor, para que se alimenten en abundancia y se vistan con ropas finas.
