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Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

¹ And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,² “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Your heart is proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.” Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.³ Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!⁴ By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.⁵ By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.’⁶ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,⁷ behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.⁸ They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.⁹ Will you still say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.¹⁰ You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’”

A Lament over the King of Tyre

¹¹ Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,¹² “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that 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 kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire^(a), turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.¹⁴ You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.¹⁵ From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways until wickedness was found in you.¹⁶ By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.¹⁷ Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.¹⁸ By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.¹⁹ All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

A Prophecy Against Sidon

²⁰ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,²¹ “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.²² And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.²³ I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.²⁴ For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

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