Ezekiel 28
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: «Because your heart has become proud and you have said, “I am a god; I sit on the seat of a god, in the heart of the seas.” But you are a human being, not a god, and you have set your heart like the heart of a god.
3 Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.
4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and stored up gold and silver in your treasuries.
5 Through your great wisdom and your trade, you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud because of your riches.»
6 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: «Because you have set your heart like the heart of a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of the nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die the death of one slain in the heart of the seas.
9 Will you still say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you? You are a human being, not a god, in the hands of those who defile you.
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners, because I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.»’”
11 The word of the LORD came to me:
12 “Son of man, raise a lament over the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: «You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: carnelian, topaz, and diamond; beryl, onyx, and jasper; sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; and gold. Your tambourines and flutes were fashioned for you; they were prepared on the day you were created.»’”
14 “‘«You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on God’s holy mountain and walked among the stones of fire.
15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until wickedness was found in you.
16 Because of the abundance of your trade, your inner being was filled with violence, and you sinned. So I profaned you and drove you from God’s mountain; I destroyed you, covering cherub, from among the stones of fire.
17 Your heart became proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. I threw you to the ground and handed you over before kings, for them to look at you.
18 Because of your many sins and the injustice of your trade, you profaned your sanctuaries. So I brought fire out from within you, and it consumed you; I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who looked at you.
19 All who knew you among the nations are appalled by you. You have become a horror and will be no more, forever.»’”
20 The word of the LORD came to me:
21 “Son of man, turn your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it.
22 Say: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: «I am against you, Sidon, and I will be glorified in your midst. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments in it and show myself holy in it.
23 I will send pestilence against it and blood into its streets. The slain will fall in its midst, by the sword coming against it from every side, and they will know that I am the LORD.
24 Then the house of Israel will no longer have a painful thorn or a stinging brier from any of their neighbors who despise them, and they will know that I am the Lord GOD.»’
25 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and show myself holy in them before the eyes of the nations, they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
26 They will live there in safety, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live in safety when I execute judgments against all around them who despise them, and they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
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