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30     They mourn over you with bitter cries that drown out your screams.
        They throw dust on top of their heads and wallow in beds of ashes.
31     They shave all their hair and wear sackcloth around their waists.
        They grieve and weep over you, deeply and bitterly.
32     And they shout their dirge over your demise:
        “Who is like Tyre, sunken and silent in the heart of the sea?”

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30 They will raise their voice
    and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust(A) on their heads
    and roll(B) in ashes.(C)
31 They will shave their heads(D) because of you
    and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep(E) over you with anguish of soul
    and with bitter mourning.(F)
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
    they will take up a lament(G) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
    surrounded by the sea?(H)

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