Isaiah 23:1-3

Easy-to-Read Version

Ships traveling from Cyprus heard this message:
    “Cry, you ships from Tarshish^[b]!
    Your harbor has been destroyed.”

² You people living near the sea, mourn in silence.
    The merchants of Sidon sent traders across the sea
    and filled the city with riches.
³ They traveled the seas looking for grain.
    The men from Tyre bought grain that grows near the Nile River
    and sold it to other nations.