28Ezekiel 28

Prophecy against the King of Tyre

1The Lord spoke to me.Select Ezekiel 28:1

2“Mortal man,” he said, “tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.Select Ezekiel 28:2

3You think you are wiser than Danel, that no secret can be kept from you.Select Ezekiel 28:3

4Your wisdom and skill made you rich with treasures of gold and silver.Select Ezekiel 28:4

5You made clever business deals and kept on making profits. How proud you are of your wealth!Select Ezekiel 28:5

6“Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: Because you think you are as wise as a god,Select Ezekiel 28:6

7I will bring ruthless enemies to attack you. They will destroy all the beautiful things you have acquired by skill and wisdom.Select Ezekiel 28:7

8They will kill you and send you to a watery grave.Select Ezekiel 28:8

9When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine.Select Ezekiel 28:9

10You will die like a dog at the hand of godless foreigners. I, the Sovereign Lord, have given the command.”Select Ezekiel 28:10

The Fall of the King of Tyre

11The Lord spoke to me again.Select Ezekiel 28:11

12“Mortal man,” he said, “grieve for the fate that is waiting for the king of Tyre. Tell him what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: You were once an example of perfection. How wise and handsome you were!Select Ezekiel 28:12

13You lived in Eden, the garden of God, and wore gems of every kind: rubies and diamonds; topaz, beryl, carnelian, and jasper; sapphires, emeralds, and garnets. You had ornaments of gold. They were made for you on the day you were created.Select Ezekiel 28:13

14I put a terrifying angel there to guard you. You lived on my holy mountain and walked among sparkling gems.Select Ezekiel 28:14

15Your conduct was perfect from the day you were created until you began to do evil.Select Ezekiel 28:15

16You were busy buying and selling, and this led you to violence and sin. So I forced you to leave my holy mountain, and the angel who guarded you drove you away from the sparkling gems.Select Ezekiel 28:16

17You were proud of being handsome, and your fame made you act like a fool. Because of this I hurled you to the ground and left you as a warning to other kings.Select Ezekiel 28:17

18You did such evil in buying and selling that your places of worship were corrupted. So I set fire to the city and burned it to the ground. All who look at you now see you reduced to ashes.Select Ezekiel 28:18

19You are gone, gone forever, and all the nations that had come to know you are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate.”Select Ezekiel 28:19

Prophecy against Sidon

20The Lord said to me,Select Ezekiel 28:20

21“Mortal man, denounce the city of Sidon.Select Ezekiel 28:21

22Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign Lord, say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the Lord, when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you.Select Ezekiel 28:22

23I will send diseases on you and make blood flow in your streets. You will be attacked from every side, and your people will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”Select Ezekiel 28:23

Israel Will Be Blessed

24The Lord said, “None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”Select Ezekiel 28:24

25The Sovereign Lord said, “I will bring back the people of Israel from the nations where I scattered them, and all the nations will know that I am holy. The people of Israel will live in their own land, the land that I gave to my servant Jacob.Select Ezekiel 28:25

26They will live there in safety. They will build houses and plant vineyards. I will punish all their neighbors who treated them with scorn, and Israel will be secure. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”Select Ezekiel 28:26