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Who has planned this against Tyre ... of the earth?
Isaiah uses a question to mock Tyre. The word "this" refers to God's plans to destroy Tyre which Isaiah described in 23:1-7. Also, "Tyre" refers to the people who live in Tyre. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "It was Yahweh who has planned to destroy the people of Tyre ... of the earth." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
the giver of crowns
Here "crown" refers to the power a person has as a ruler over people. Alternate translation: "who gives people power to rule over others" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
whose merchants are princes
The merchants are compared to princes to emphasize how much power they had when they went to different lands. Alternate translation: "whose merchants are like princes" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
whose traders are the honored ones of the earth
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whose traders the people of the earth give the highest honors" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)