“ The traders of the world will weep and mourn over her. No one buys what they sell anymore.

地上的客商也都为她哭泣悲哀，因为没有人再买他们的货物了；

地上的商人也都为她哭泣悲哀，因为没有人再买他们的货物了；

地上的商人也都为她哭泣悲哀，因为没有人再买他们的货物了；

“地上的商人也为她哀伤，因为再也没有人购买他们的货物了。

“地上的商人也为她悲哀痛哭，因为没有人再买他们的货物：

地上的商人也为她哭泣、悲伤，因为再也没有人买他们的货物了；

地上的客商也都為她哭泣悲哀，因為沒有人再買他們的貨物了；

地上的商人也都為她哭泣悲哀，因為沒有人再買他們的貨物了；

地上的商人也都為她哭泣悲哀，因為沒有人再買他們的貨物了；

「地上的商人也為她哀傷，因為再也沒有人購買他們的貨物了。

“地上的商人也為她悲哀痛哭，因為沒有人再買他們的貨物：

地上的商人也為她哭泣哀慟，因為再沒有人買他們的貨物了：

地上的商人也為她哭泣、悲傷，因為再也沒有人買他們的貨物了；

世上諸商、亦為之哭而哀、因不復見有人購其貨也、

天下商旅、苦無貿易、故哭之哀、

天下商賈、亦必為之號泣悲痛、因不復有購其貨者、

世之眾賈亦當哀哀而哭之；蓋誰復購其貨物乎？

“ The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore—

And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore,

The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.

The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer—

“ And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more—

“ And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;

The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer—

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer–

The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more:

All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”

The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. Your traders were among the world’s most important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

“ You heavens, be glad for this! You people of God, be glad! You apostles and prophets, be glad! God has judged her with the judgment she gave to you.”

It also forced everyone to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. People great or small, rich or poor, free or slave had to receive the mark.They could not buy or sell anything unless they had the mark. The mark is the name of the beast or the number of its name.

You will be wrecked on that day. Your wealth, goods and products will sink deep into the sea. So will your sailors, officers, carpenters, traders and all your soldiers. Anyone else on board will sink too.The lands along the coast will shake when your sailors cry out.All those who man the oars will desert their ships. The sailors and all the officers will stand on the shore.They will raise their voices. They will cry bitterly over you. They will sprinkle dust on their heads. They will roll in ashes.They will shave their heads because of you. And they will put on the clothes of sadness. They will weep over you. Their spirits will be greatly troubled. They will be very sad.As they weep and mourn over you, they will sing a song of sadness about you. They will say,‘ Who was ever like Tyre? It was destroyed in the sea.’Your goods went out on the seas. You supplied many nations with what they needed. You had so much wealth and so many products. You made the kings of the earth rich.Now the sea has torn you apart. You have sunk deep down into it. Your products and all your people have gone down with you.All those who live in the lands along the coast are shocked because of what has happened to you. Their kings tremble with fear. Their faces are twisted in horror.The traders among the nations laugh at you. You have come to a horrible end. And you will be gone forever.” ’ ”

The traders who sold these things became rich because of Babylon. When she suffers, they will stand far away. Her suffering will terrify them. They will weep and mourn.

They can’t do you any good. You have done business with them ever since you were a child. You have always asked them for advice. All of them are bewildered and continue in their own ways. None of them can save you.”

“ But the people paid no attention. One went away to his field. Another went away to his business.

Here 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.People 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.Grain 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.Sidon, 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.”The Egyptians will hear about what has happened to Tyre. They’ll be very sad and troubled.People of the island of Tyre, cry out! Go across the sea to Tarshish.Just 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.Tyre 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?The 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.People of Tarshish, farm your land as they do along the Nile River. That’s because you don’t have a harbor anymore.The 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.He 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.”Look 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.Men in the ships of Tarshish, cry out! Mighty Tyre is destroyed!A 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,

Then they will sing a song of sadness about you. They will say to you,“‘ Famous city, you have been completely destroyed! You were filled with sea traders. You and your citizens were a mighty power on the seas. You terrified everyone who lived in you.The lands along the coast trembled with fear when you fell. The islands in the sea were terrified when you were destroyed.’ ”The Lord and King says to Tyre,“ I will turn you into an empty city. You will be like cities where no one lives anymore. I will cause the ocean to sweep over you. Its mighty waters will cover you.So I will bring you down together with those who go down into the grave. The people there lived long ago. You will have to live in the earth below. It will be like living in buildings that were destroyed many years ago. You will go down into the grave along with others. And you will never come back. You will not take your place in this world again.I will bring you to a horrible end. You will be gone forever. People will look for you. But they will never find you,” announces the Lord and King.

“ The kings of the earth who committed terrible sins with her will weep. They will mourn because they used to share her riches. They will see the smoke rising as she burns.

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.

He told those who were selling doves,“ Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”

Cry out, you who live in the market places. All your merchants will be wiped out. Those who trade in silver will be destroyed.

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

Wisdom pays better than silver does. She earns more than gold does.