Ezekiel 28:14–26

¹⁴“You were the ^aanointed cherub who ¹covers,

And I placed you there.

You were on the holy ^bmountain of God;

You walked in the midst of the ^cstones of fire.

¹⁵“You were ^ablameless in your ways

From the day you were created

Until ^bunrighteousness was found in you.

¹⁶“By the ^aabundance of your trade

¹You were internally ^bfilled with violence,

And you sinned;

Therefore I have cast you as profane

From the mountain of God.

And I have destroyed you, O ²covering cherub,

From the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁷“Your heart was lifted up because of your ^abeauty;

You ^bcorrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;

I put you before ^ckings,

That they may see you.

¹⁸“By the multitude of your iniquities,

In the unrighteousness of your trade

You profaned your sanctuaries.

Therefore I have brought ^afire from the midst of you;

It has consumed you,

And I have turned you to ^bashes on the earth

In the eyes of all who see you.

¹⁹“All who know you among the peoples

Are appalled at you;

You have become ^1aterrified

And you will cease to be ^bforever.” ’ ”

Judgment of Sidon

²⁰And the word of the Lord came to me saying,

²¹“Son of man, ^aset your face toward ^bSidon, prophesy against her

²²and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,

And I will ¹be glorified in your midst.

Then they will know that I am the Lord when I ^aexecute judgments in her,

And I will manifest My holiness in her.

²³“For ^aI will send pestilence to her

And blood to her streets,

And the ^bwounded will ¹fall 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 ^aprickling 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 ^agather 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 ^blive in their ¹land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

²⁶“They will ^alive in it securely; and they will ^bbuild houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I ^cexecute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ”