The word of the LORD
came
again to me, saying
,
"Son of man
, say
to the 1leader
of Tyre
, `Thus
says
the Lord
2GOD
, "Because
your heart
is lifted
up And you have said
, ` aI am a god
, I sit
in the seat
of 3gods
In the heart
of the seas
'; Yet you are a bman
and not God
, Although you make
your heart
like the heart
of God
--
Behold, you are wiser
than
aDaniel
; There is no
secret
that is a match
for you.
"By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired
ariches
for yourself And have acquired
gold
and silver
for your treasuries
.
"By your great wisdom
, by your atrade
You have increased
your riches
And your bheart
is lifted
up because of your riches
--
Therefore thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `Because
you have amade
your heart
Like the heart
of God
,
Therefore, behold
, I will bring
astrangers
upon you, The bmost
ruthless
of the nations
. And they will draw
their swords
Against
the beauty
of your wisdom
And defile
your splendor
.
`They will bring you down
to the pit
, And you will die
the adeath
of those who are slain
In the heart
of the seas
.
`Will you still say
, "I am a god
," In the presence
of your slayer
, Though you are a man
and not God
, In the hands
of those who wound
you?
`You will die the death
of the auncircumcised
By the hand
of strangers
, For I have spoken
!' declares
the Lord
GOD
!""'
Again the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, atake
up a lamentation
over
the king
of Tyre
and say
to him, `Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "You 1had the seal
of perfection
, Full
of wisdom
and perfect
in beauty
.
"You were in aEden, the garden
of God
; bEvery
precious
stone
was your covering
: The cruby
, 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 1 dsettings
and 2sockets
, Was in you. On the day
that you were created
They were prepared
.
"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
.
"You were ablameless in your ways
From the day
you were created
Until
bunrighteousness
was found
in you.
"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
.
"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.
"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.
"All who know
you among the peoples
Are appalled
at you; You have become
1 aterrified
And you will cease
to be bforever
.""'
And the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, aset
your face
toward
bSidon
, prophesy
against
her
and 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.
"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
.
"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
."
`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
.
"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
.""'