"This is what the Lord God says: I am bringing Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon against Tyre from the north — king of kings — with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a massive army.
He will cut down your mainland settlements with the sword. He will build siege walls around you, raise assault ramps against you, and lock his shields together overhead. He will bring battering rams slamming against your walls and tear your towers apart with his axes.
His horses will be so numerous that their dust will blot out the sky. Your walls will shake from the thunder of horsemen, wagons, and chariots as he enters your gates the way soldiers enter a city whose defenses have already been broken.
His horses' hooves will trample every street. He will kill your people with the sword. Your great pillars — the ones that made your skyline famous — will crash to the ground.
They will plunder your wealth. They will loot your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear apart your beautiful homes, and throw your stones, your timber, your very soil into the sea.
I will silence your music. The sound of your instruments will never be heard again.
I will make you bare rock — a place for spreading fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt. I am the Lord. I have spoken."