23:1 [] H kata thV Turou orasiV. Ololuzete, ploia thV QarseiV× dioti exwloqreuqh, wste na mh uparch oikia mhde eisodoV× ek thV ghV twn Khtiaiwn anhggelqh touto proV autouV.

23:2 Siwphsate, katoikoi thV nhsou× su, thn opoian egemisan oi emporoi thV SidwnoV, oi diabainonteV epi thV qalasshV.

23:3 Kai to eisodhma authV einai o sporoV tou Siwr, to qeroV tou potamou, feromena dia pollwn udatwn× kai auth egeine to emporion twn eqnwn.

23:4 Aiscunqhti, Sidwn× dioti h qalassa elalhse, to ocurwma thV qalasshV, legousa, Den koiloponw oude gennw oude anatrefw neouV oude megalwnw parqenouV.

23:5 Otan akousqh en Aiguptw, qelousi luphqh akouonteV peri thV Turou.

23:6 Dielqete eiV QarseiV× ololuxate, katoikoi thV nhsou.

23:7 Auth einai h euqumoV poliV saV, thV opoiaV h arcaiothV einai ek palaiwn hmerwn; oi podeV authV qelousi ferei authn makran dia na paroikhsh.

23:8 TiV ebouleuqh touto kata thV Turou, htiV dianemei stemmata, thV opoiaV oi emporoi einai hgemoneV, thV opoiaV oi pragmateutai einai oi endoxoi thV ghV;

23:9 O KurioV twn dunamewn ebouleuqh touto, dia na kataiscunh thn uperhfanian pashV doxhV, na exeutelish panta endoxon thV ghV.

23:10 Diaperason thn ghn sou wV potamoV, qugathr thV QarseiV× dunamiV pleon den uparcei.

23:11 Exeteine thn ceira autou epi thn qalassan, eseise basileia× o KurioV edwke prostaghn kata thV Canaan, dia na katastreywsi ta ocurwmata authV.

23:12 Kai eipe, den qeleiV agallesqai pleon, parqene katateqlimmenh, qugathr thV SidwnoV× shkwqhti, perason proV touV KhtiaiouV× oude ekei qeleiV ecei anapausin.

23:13 Idou, h gh twn Caldaiwn× outoV o laoV den uphrcen× o AssurioV eqemeliwsen auton dia touV katoikountaV thn erhmon× hgeiran touV purgouV authV, uywsan ta palatia authV× kai katesthsen authn ereipia.

23:14 Ololuzete, ploia thV QarseiV× dioti hrhmwqh to ocurwma saV.

23:15 [] Kai en ekeinh th hmera h TuroV qelei lhsmonhqh ebdomhkonta eth, kata taV hmeraV enoV basilewV× meta de ta ebdomhkonta eth qelei eisqai en th Turw wV asma thV pornhV.

23:16 Labe kiqaran, perielqe thn polin, pornh lhsmonhmenh, paize gluka, ade polla asmata, dia na se enqumhqwsi.

23:17 Kai meta ta ebdomhkonta eth, o KurioV qelei episkefqh thn Turon× kai auth qelei epistreyei eiV to misqwma authV, kai qelei porneuesqai meta pantwn twn basileiwn tou kosmou epi proswpou thV ghV.