Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

Great

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

The east

In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of thee.

With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

General references

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of thee.