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For thus says the Lord God : Bring up an assembly against them, and make them an object of terror and of plunder.

They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry; and you shall know that I am the Lord God .

For the blood she shed is inside it; she placed it on a bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground, to cover it with earth.

Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your upper lip or eat the bread of mourners.

Then the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting this way?"

therefore I am handing you over to the people of the east for a possession. They shall set their encampments among you and pitch their tents in your midst; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.

I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord .

For thus says the Lord God : Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within you against the land of Israel,

It shall become, in the midst of the sea, a place for spreading nets. I have spoken, says the Lord God . It shall become plunder for the nations,

For thus says the Lord God : I will bring against Tyre from the north King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, together with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great and powerful army.

I will make you a bare rock; you shall be a place for spreading nets. You shall never again be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken, says the Lord God .

For thus says the Lord God : When I make you a city laid waste, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you,

I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord God .

They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

The elders of Gebal and its artisans were within you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were within you, to barter for your wares.

Tarshish did business with you out of the abundance of your great wealth; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.

Beth-togarmah exchanged for your wares horses, war horses, and mules.

Edom did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat from Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.