The (a) burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of (b) Tarshish; for (c) it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of (d) Chittim it is (e) revealed to them.
(a) See Isaiah 13:1
(b) You of Cilicia that come here for merchandise.
(c) Tyrus is destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar.
(d) By Chittim they meant all the isles and countries west of Palestine.
(e) All men know of this destruction.