Ezekiel 28
Tyre’s King Overthrown
1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
And you have said and thought, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are [only] a man [weak, feeble, made of earth] and not God,
Though you [imagine yourself to be more than mortal and] think your mind is as [wise as] the mind of God—
There is no secret [you think] that is hidden from you;
You have acquired your riches and power
And have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;
You have increased your riches and power,
And your heart is proud and arrogant because of your wealth;
6Therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
Like the mind of God [having thoughts and plans like God Himself],
The most ruthless and violent of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom [O Tyre]
And defile your splendor.
And you will die the death of all those who die
In the heart of the seas.
In the presence of him who kills you?
But you are [only] a man [made of earth] and not God,
In the hands of those who wound and profane you.
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ says the Lord GOD.”’”
11Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
12“Son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and your sockets,
Was in you.
They were prepared
On the day that you were created.
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire [sparkling jewels].
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness and evil were found in you.
You were internally filled with lawlessness and violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you out as a profane and unholy thing
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
You destroyed your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I lay you before kings,
That they might look at you.
By the great quantity of your sins and the enormity of your guilt,
By the unrighteousness of your trade.
Therefore I have brought forth a fire from your midst;
It has consumed you,
And I have reduced you to ashes on the earth
In the sight of all who look at you.
Are appalled at you;
You have come to a horrible and terrifying end
And will forever cease to be.”’”
Judgment of Sidon
20Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her
22and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
And I will show My glory and be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know [by personal experience] that I am the LORD when I bring judgment and punishment on her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.
And blood into her streets,
And the wounded will fall in her midst
By the sword upon her from every side,
And they shall know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.
24“And there will no longer be a briar or a painful thorn to prick the house of Israel from all those around them who treated them with contempt; then they will know [with clarity] that I am the Lord GOD.”
Israel Regathered 25‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “When I gather the house of Israel from the nations among whom they are scattered, and I manifest my Holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26“They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the LORD their God.”’”
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