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Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Who has decreed this against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honourable of the earth?

The LORD of the hosts has purposed it to stain the pride of all glory and to bring down all those who are exalted in the earth.

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Is this your city of revelry,(A)
    the old, old city,
whose feet have taken her
    to settle in far-off lands?
Who planned this against Tyre,
    the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants(B) are princes,
    whose traders(C) are renowned in the earth?
The Lord Almighty planned(D) it,
    to bring down(E) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(F) all who are renowned(G) on the earth.

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