Wail, O ships of Tarshish! For your stronghold is destroyed, returning to the maritime theme and completing the oracle of Tyre's judgment with a final lamentation addressed to the merchants and their vessels. The destruction of the stronghold establishes Tyre's commercial and military base as the target of judgment. The command to wail reiterates the oracle's insistence on the emotional and spiritual reality of the catastrophe, not merely its political and economic dimensions. The oracle's repetition of calls to lament throughout emphasizes that judgment produces mourning that no human resourcefulness can prevent or assuage.

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