Ezekiel 28

A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man^q, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘In the pride of your heart

you say, “I am a god;

I sit on the throne^r of a god

in the heart of the seas.”^s

But you are a mere mortal and not a god,

though you think you are as wise as a god.^t

³Are you wiser than Daniel^a?^u

Is no secret hidden from you?

⁴By your wisdom and understanding

you have gained wealth for yourself

and amassed gold and silver

in your treasuries.^v

⁵By your great skill in trading^w

you have increased your wealth,^x

and because of your wealth

your heart has grown proud.^y

⁶“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Because you think you are wise,

as wise as a god,

⁷I am going to bring foreigners against you,

the most ruthless of nations;^z

they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^a

and pierce your shining splendor.^b

⁸They will bring you down to the pit,^c

and you will die a violent death^d

in the heart of the seas.^e

⁹Will you then say, “I am a god,”

in the presence of those who kill you?

You will be but a mortal, not a god,^f

in the hands of those who slay you.^g

¹⁰You will die the death of the uncircumcised^h

at the hands of foreigners.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”

¹¹The word of the Lord came to me: ¹²“Son of man, take up a lamentⁱ concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘You were the seal of perfection,

full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^j

¹³You were in Eden,^k

the garden of God;^l

every precious stone^m adorned you:

carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,

topaz, onyx and jasper,

lapis lazuli, turquoiseⁿ and beryl.^b

Your settings and mountings^c were made of gold;

on the day you were created they were prepared.^o

¹⁴You were anointed^p as a guardian cherub,^q

for so I ordained you.

You were on the holy mount of God;

you walked among the fiery stones.

¹⁵You were blameless in your ways

from the day you were created

till wickedness was found in you.

¹⁶Through your widespread trade

you were filled with violence,^r

and you sinned.

So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,

and I expelled you, guardian cherub,^s

from among the fiery stones.

¹⁷Your heart became proud^t

on account of your beauty,

and you corrupted your wisdom

because of your splendor.

So I threw you to the earth;

I made a spectacle of you before kings.^u

¹⁸By your many sins and dishonest trade

you have desecrated your sanctuaries.

So I made a fire^v come out from you,

and it consumed you,

and I reduced you to ashes^w on the ground

in the sight of all who were watching.^x

¹⁹All the nations who knew you

are appalled^y at you;

you have come to a horrible end

and will be no more.^z’ ”

A Prophecy Against Sidon

²⁰The word of the Lord came to me: ²¹“Son of man, set your face against^a Sidon;^b prophesy against her ²²and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘I am against you, Sidon,

and among you I will display my glory.^c

You will know that I am the Lord,

when I inflict punishment^d on you

and within you am proved to be holy.^e

²³I will send a plague upon you

and make blood flow in your streets.

The slain will fall within you,

with the sword against you on every side.

Then you will know that I am the Lord.^f

²⁴“ ‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns.^g Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

²⁵“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather^h the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,ⁱ I will be proved holy^j through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.^{k 26}They will live there in safety^l and will build houses and plant^m vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishmentⁿ on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.^o’ ”