Ezekiel 28
New International Version - Ezekiel 28 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748 28:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 28:2 '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 man and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god. 28:3 Are you wiser than Daniel ? Is no secret hidden from you? 28:4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. 28:5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud. 28:6 ' 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ' 'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god, 28:7 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 splendor. 28:8 They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas. 28:9 Will you then say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you. 28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.' ' 28:11 The word of the LORD came to me: 28:12 '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 model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. 28:14 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. 28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. 28:16 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, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. 28:17 Your heart became proud 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. 28:18 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. 28:19 All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.' ' 28:20 The word of the LORD came to me: 28:21 'Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her 28:22 and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ' 'I am against you, O Sidon, and I will gain glory within you. They will know that I am the LORD , when I inflict punishment on her and show myself holy within her. 28:23 I will send a plague upon her and make blood flow in her streets. The slain will fall within her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. 28:24 ' 'No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. 28:25 ' 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. 28:26 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 neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.' '