1 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

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

2 ` Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I, The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of 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 L o, thou wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.

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

4 B y thy wisdom and by thine understanding Thou hast made for thee wealth, And makest gold and silver in thy treasuries.

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

5 B y the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.

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

6 T herefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving out thy heart as the heart of God,

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

7 T herefore, lo, I am bringing in against thee strangers, The terrible of the nations, And they have drawn out their swords Against the beauty of thy wisdom, And they have pierced thy brightness.

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 o destruction they bring thee down, Thou diest by the deaths of the wounded, in the heart of the seas.

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

9 D ost thou really say, `I God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.

“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 T he deaths of the uncircumcised thou diest, By the hand of strangers, for I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

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 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

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

12 ` Son of man, lift up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, And thou hast said to him: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thou art sealing up a measurement, 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 I n Eden, the garden of God, thou hast been, Every precious stone thy covering, Ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, and gold, The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, In thee in the day of thy being produced, have been prepared.

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 T hou an anointed cherub who is covering, And I have set thee in the holy mount, God thou hast been, In the midst of stones of fire thou hast walked up and down.

“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 P erfect thou in thy ways, From the day of thy being produced, Till perversity hath been found in thee.

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

16 B y the abundance of thy merchandise They have filled thy midst with violence, And thou dost sin, And I thrust thee from the mount of God, And I destroy thee, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.

“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 H igh hath been thy heart, because of thy beauty, Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom because of thy brightness, On the earth I have cast thee, Before kings I have set thee, to look on thee,

“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 F rom the abundance of thy iniquity, By the perversity of thy traffic, Thou hast polluted thy sanctuaries, And I bring forth fire from thy midst, It hath devoured thee, And I make thee become ashes on the earth, Before the eyes of all beholding thee.

“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 knowing thee among the peoples Have been astonished at thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not -- to the age.'

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 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

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

21 ` Son of man, set thy face unto Zidon, and prophesy concerning it;

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

22 a nd thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I against thee, O Zidon, And I have been honoured in thy midst, And they have known that I Jehovah, In My doing in her judgments, And I have been sanctified in 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 A nd I have sent into her pestilence, And blood into her out-places, The wounded hath been judged in her midst, By the sword upon her round about, And they have known that I Jehovah.

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 A nd there is no more to the house of Israel A pricking brier, and paining thorn, Of all round about them -- despising them, And they have known that I the Lord Jehovah.

“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 T hus said the Lord Jehovah: In My gathering the house of Israel, Out of the peoples among whom they were scattered, I have been sanctified in them, Before the eyes of the nations, And they have dwelt on their ground, That I gave to My servant, to 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 A nd they have dwelt on it confidently, And builded houses, and planted vineyards, And dwelt confidently -- in My doing judgments, On all those despising them round about, And they have known that I, Jehovah, 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.”’”