Prophecy against the King of Tyre
1 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says:
Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god.
I sit in the seat of gods,
in the midst of the sea.’
Yet you are man, and not a god,
though you set your heart as the heart of a god.
3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel.
There is no secret that is hidden from you.
4 By your wisdom and by your understanding
you have achieved riches
and have brought gold and silver into your treasures.
5 By your great wisdom
and by your trading you have increased your riches,
and your heart is proud because of your riches.
6 Therefore the Lord GOD says:
Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
7 therefore, I will bring strangers on you,
the most ruthless of nations.
They will draw their swords
against the beauty of your wisdom.
They will defile your splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the pit.
You will die the death of those who are slain
in the heart of the sea.
9 Will you continue saying before the one who kills you,
‘I am a god’?
But you are man, and not a god,
in the hand of the one who wounds you.
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hand of strangers,
for I have spoken it, declares the Lord GOD.’ ”
A Lament over the King of Tyre
11 Again, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom
and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Every precious stone adorned you:
ruby, topaz, emerald,
chrysolite, onyx, jasper,
sapphire, turquoise, and beryl.
Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was within you.
They were prepared on the day that you were created.
14 You were the anointed cherub to guard.
Then I set you up on the holy mountain of God.
You have walked up and down
in the midst of stones of fire.
15 You were perfect in your ways
from the day that you were created
until unrighteousness was found in you.
16 From the abundance of your trading,
your insides were filled with violence,
and you have sinned.
Therefore I have cast you out as profane
from the mountain of God.
I have destroyed you, guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was made proud because of your beauty.
You have corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.
I have cast you to the ground.
I have laid you before kings,
that they may see you.
18 From the multitude of your iniquities,
in the unrighteousness of your trade,
you have profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought out a fire from your midst.
It has devoured you.
I have turned you to ashes on the earth
in the sight of all those who see you.
19 All those who know you among the peoples
will be appalled at you.
You have become a horror,
and you will exist no more.’ ”
A Prophecy against Sidon
20 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it 22 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘I am against you, Sidon.
I will be glorified among you.
Then they will know that I am the LORD,
when I have executed judgments in her,
showing myself holy within her.
23 For I will send pestilence to her
and blood into her streets.
The wounded will fall within her,
with the sword on every side.
Then they will know that I am the LORD.
24 There will no longer be a brier pricking the house of Israel, nor a painful thorn from anyone around her who scorned her. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’ ”
The Restoration of Israel
25 The Lord GOD says, “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered and show myself holy in the sight of the nations, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 They will dwell in it securely. Yes, they will build houses, plant vineyards, and will dwell securely, when I have executed judgments on all those around them who scorn them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.”