EzekielChapter 28

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¹The LORD gave me this message. He said, ²"Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says:
'Your heart is proud.
You have said, "I am a god.
I sit on the throne of the gods
in the middle of the sea."
But you are a man and not a god,
even though you think your heart is like the heart of a god. ³Yes, you are wiser than Daniel.
No secret is hidden from you! ⁴By your wisdom and understanding
you have gotten rich.
You have piled up gold and silver
in your treasure rooms. ⁵By your great skill in trading
you have made yourself richer.
But your heart has become proud
because of your riches. ⁶So this is what the Lord GOD says:
You think your heart is like the heart of a god. ⁷So I will bring foreigners against you.
They are the most cruel of the nations.
They will pull out their swords
against your beautiful wisdom.
They will ruin your glory. ⁸They will bring you down to the Pit.
You will die a violent death
in the middle of the seas. ⁹Will you still say, "I am a god,"
in front of those who kill you?
You will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who wound you. ¹⁰You will die like an uncircumcised man
at the hands of foreigners.
For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.'" ¹¹Again the LORD gave me this message. He said, ¹²"Son of man, sing a sad song for the king of Tyre. Tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says:
'You were the model of perfection.
You were full of wisdom
and perfectly beautiful. ¹³You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Every kind of valuable stone decorated you:
ruby, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, turquoise, and emerald.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold.
They were made ready on the day you were created. ¹⁴You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for I had appointed you.
You were on the holy mountain of God.
You walked among the fiery stones. ¹⁵From the day you were created,
you did nothing wrong in your ways.
But then wickedness was found in you. ¹⁶You traded so much
that you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in shame from the mountain of God.
I threw you out, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones. ¹⁷Your heart became proud
because of your beauty.
You ruined your wisdom
because of your glory.
So I threw you down to the earth.
I made you a show for kings to stare at. ¹⁸You sinned so much and traded so dishonestly
that you dishonored your holy places.
So I made a fire come out from inside you,
and it burned you up.
I turned you to ashes on the ground
in front of everyone who was watching. ¹⁹All the nations who knew you
are shocked at what happened to you.
You have come to a horrible end.
You will be gone forever.'" ²⁰Then the LORD gave me this message. He said, ²¹"Son of man, turn your face against Sidon. Prophesy against her. ²²Say that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Listen, Sidon, I am against you. I will show my glory among you. They will know that I am the LORD when I punish her. Through her I will show that I am holy. ²³I will send a plague on her. I will make blood flow in her streets. People will be killed inside her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. ²⁴The people of Israel will no longer have neighbors who hate them and hurt them like sharp briers and painful thorns. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.' ²⁵This is what the Lord GOD says: 'I will gather the people of Israel from the peoples where they have been scattered. Then I will show that I am holy among them while the nations watch. They will live in their own land, the land I gave to my servant Jacob. ²⁶They will live there safely. They will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live safely when I punish all their neighbors who hate them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.'"