³ And Tyre made for herself a strong place, and got together silver like dust and the best gold like the earth of the streets.

²⁹ And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;

¹⁶ Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

⁴ By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

⁵ By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:

⁷ And to the walled town of Tyre, and to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites: and they went out to the South of Judah at Beer-sheba.

²⁷ And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

³³ When your goods went out over the seas, you made numbers of peoples full; the wealth of the kings of the earth was increased with your great wealth and all your goods.

²⁴ And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

⁸ By whom was this purposed against Tyre, the crowning town, whose traders are chiefs, whose business men are honoured in the land?