Ezekiel 28
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Verse 1
The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
Verse 2
“Son of man, say to the [a]leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord [b]God,
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of [c]gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
‘Son of man, 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 of a god
in the heart of the seas.’
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
Verse 3
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
There is no secret that is a match for you.
Verse 4
“By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
You have acquired riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
Verse 5
“By your great wisdom, by your trade
You have increased your riches
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
You have increased your riches
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—
By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
Verse 6
Therefore thus says the Lord God,
‘Because you have made your heart
Like the heart of God,
‘“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
‘“Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
Verse 7
Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you,
The most ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
The most ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendour.
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendour.
Verse 8
‘They will bring you down to the pit,
And you will die the death of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
And you will die the death of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
Verse 9
‘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?
In the presence of your slayer,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who wound you?
Will you then say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
Verse 10
‘You will die the death of the uncircumcised
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord God!”’”
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord God!”’”
You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners.
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.”’
Verse 11
Again the word of the Lord came to me saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
Verse 12
“Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“You [d]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
‘Son of man, take up a lament 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.
Verse 13
“You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, 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 [e]settings and [f]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, 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 [e]settings and [f]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
Verse 14
“You were the anointed cherub who [g]covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.
You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
Verse 15
“You were blameless in your ways
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
Verse 16
“By the abundance of your trade
[h]You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O [i]covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
[h]You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O [i]covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
Verse 17
“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you.
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you.
Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendour.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendour.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
Verse 18
“By the multitude of your iniquities,
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
Verse 19
“All who know you among the peoples
Are appalled at you;
You have become [j]terrified
And you will cease to be forever.”’”
Are appalled at you;
You have become [j]terrified
And you will cease to be forever.”’”
Judgment of Sidon
All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.”’
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.”’
A prophecy against Sidon
Verse 20
And the word of the Lord came to me saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
Verse 21
“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her
‘Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her
Verse 22
and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
And I will [k]be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.
and say: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
‘“I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment on you
and within you am proved to be holy.
Verse 23
“For I will send pestilence to her
And blood to her streets,
And the wounded will [l]fall in her midst
By the sword upon her on every side;
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
And blood to her streets,
And the wounded will [l]fall in her midst
By the sword upon her on every side;
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
I 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.
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.
Verse 24
And there will be no more for the house of Israel a prickling 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
‘“No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbours who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
Verse 25
‘Thus says the Lord God, “When I gather 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 live in their [m]land which I gave to My servant Jacob.
‘“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: when I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
Verse 26
They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’”
They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbours who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’