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Ezekiel 28
Tyre’s King Overthrown
1The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
And you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
There is no secret that is a match for you.
You have acquired riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
You have increased your riches
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
6Therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
Like the heart of God,
The most ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
And you will die the death of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
In the presence of your slayer,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who wound you?
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord GOD!”’”
11Again the word of the LORD came to me saying,
12“Son of man, take up a lamentation over 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 sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you.
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
Are appalled at you;
You have become terrified
And you will cease to be forever.”’”
Judgment of Sidon
20And the word of the LORD came to me saying,
21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her
22and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,
And I will be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments in her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.
And blood to her streets,
And the wounded will fall in her midst
By the sword upon her on every side;
Then they will know that I am the LORD.
24“And there will be no more for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from any round about them who scorned them; then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
Israel Regathered 25‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and will manifest My holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26“They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.”’”