“Tyre and Sidon thought
That they are very wise.
Tyre has built itself a rampart.
They piled up silver
Like dust.
They piled up gold
Like the dirt of the streets.
But now,
Yahweh will strip it
Of its possessions.
He will hurl
Her wealth
Into the sea.
Tyre shall be devoured
By fire.”
The 2 coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon, in present day Lebanon, thought that they were wise. They had built fortresses to protect themselves. They had so much silver and gold that it was like dust or dirt on the streets. However, Yahweh was going to strip them of their possessions, by hurling their wealth into the sea. The city of Tyre would also suffer a devouring fire.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 