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A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Proclamation Against the King of Tyre
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
“ ‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
You have gained riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
“ ‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendor.
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendor.
Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you,
The most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
The most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
They shall throw you down into the Pit,
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
“Will you still say before him who slays you,
‘I am a god’?
But you shall be a man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.
‘I am a god’?
But you shall be a man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.
You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”
The word of the Lord came to me:
Lamentation for the King of Tyre
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
“ ‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
“Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
“You were the anointed cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
I established you;
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.
Till iniquity was found in you.
Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
“By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.
Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
“You defiled your sanctuaries
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.
All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’ ”
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’ ”
All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;
You have become a horror,
And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”
You have become a horror,
And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”
A Prophecy Against Sidon
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Proclamation Against Sidon
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her
“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her,
and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment on you
and within you am proved to be holy.
“ ‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment on you
and within you am proved to be holy.
and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon;
I will be glorified in your midst;
And they shall know that I am the Lord,
When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon;
I will be glorified in your midst;
And they shall know that I am the Lord,
When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
For I will send pestilence upon her,
And blood in her streets;
The wounded shall be judged in her midst
By the sword against her on every side;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
And blood in her streets;
The wounded shall be judged in her midst
By the sword against her on every side;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
“ ‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
“And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.”
“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
Israel’s Future Blessing
‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’ ”