1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

2 “ Son of man, tell the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord God says, “Because your heart is proud, you have said, ‘I am a god. I sit in the seat of gods, with the seas around me.’ Yet you are a man and not God, even if you think you are as wise as God.

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

3 Y ou are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from you.

(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

4 B y your wisdom and understanding you have gathered riches for yourself. You have gathered gold and silver for your store-houses.

With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

5 B y all your wisdom in trade you have added to your riches, and your heart has become proud because of them.

By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”

6 S o the Lord God says, ‘Because you think you are as wise as God,

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

7 I will bring strangers against you, those who have the hardest hearts of all the nations. With their swords they will destroy the beauty of your wisdom and your greatness.

Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor.

8 T hey will bring you down to the grave. You will die the death of those who are killed on the sea.

They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.

9 W ill you still say, “I am a god,” in front of those who kill you? You will be only a man and not a god in the hands of those who kill you.

“Will you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am a god’? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.

10 Y ou will be killed by strangers, and will die the death of one who has not gone through the religious act of My people. For I have spoken,’ says the Lord God.”’” Song of Sorrow for the King of Tyre

You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of aliens; For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’” Lamentation for the King of Tyre

11 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

12 “ Son of man, sing a song of sorrow for the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord God says, “You were once the mark of what is perfect, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

“Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 Y ou were in Eden, the garden of God. Every stone of great worth covered you: ruby, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, chrysolite, turquoise, and emerald. And you had beautiful objects of gold. They were made for you when you were made.

You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

14 Y ou were the cherub who kept watch, and I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God. You walked among the stones of fire.

“You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

15 Y ou were without blame in your ways from the day you were made until sin was found in you.

You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.

16 T hrough all your trading you were filled with bad ways, and you sinned. So I have sent you away in shame from the mountain of God and I have destroyed you and driven you out from the stones of fire, O cherub who kept watch.

“By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.

17 Y our heart was proud because of your beauty. You made your wisdom sinful because of your beauty. So I threw you to the ground. I laid you in front of kings for them to see you.

“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

18 B y all your wrong-doing and sinful trading you made your holy places sinful. So I made a fire come out from you, and it has destroyed you. I have turned you to ashes on the earth in the eyes of all who see you.

“You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you.

19 A ll the nations who know you are filled with wonder and fear because of you. You have come to a bad end, and you will be no more forever.”’” Words against Sidon

All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever.”’” Proclamation Against Sidon

20 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

21 “ Son of man, look toward Sidon and speak against her.

“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her,

22 T ell her, ‘The Lord God says, “I am against you, O Sidon, and My greatness will be honored among you. They will know that I am the Lord when I punish Sidon. I will show Myself holy within her.

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the Lord, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.

23 F or I will send disease upon her, and blood into her streets. People will be killed by the sword from every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

For I will send pestilence upon her, And blood in her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst By the sword against her on every side; Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

24 N o longer will the people of Israel have neighbors like a sharp thistle or thorn who hate them. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.

“And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.” Israel’s Future Blessing

25 “ The Lord God says, ‘I will gather the people of Israel from the different nations where they have been sent. And I will show Myself holy among them in the eyes of the nations. Then they will live in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

26 T hey will live there and be safe. They will build houses, plant grape-fields, and be safe, when I punish all those around them who speak against them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’”

And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God.”’”