Ezekiel 28:1-26 - A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre
1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘
I sit in the seat of
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
There is no secret that is a match for you.
You have acquired
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
You have increased your riches
And your
6 Therefore thus says the Lord God,
‘Because you have
Like the heart of God,
The
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
And you will die the
In the heart of the seas.
In the presence of your slayer,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who wound you?
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord God!”’”
11 Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, 12 “Son of man,
“You
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
The
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy
You walked in the midst of the
From the day you were created
Until
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O
From the midst of the stones of fire.
You
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before
That they may see you.
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to
In the eyes of all who see you.
Are appalled at you;
You have become
And you will cease to be
20 And the word of the Lord came to me saying, 21 “Son of man,
“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
And I will
Then they will know that I am the Lord when I
And I will manifest My holiness in her.
And blood to her streets,
And the
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
25 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “When I