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

The Word of the Lord came to me 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, 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.

3 L o, thou wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.

You are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is 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.

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

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

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

So the Lord God says, ‘Because you think you are as wise as 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.

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.

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

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

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, “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.

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 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

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

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, 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.

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 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.

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

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

You were without blame in your ways from the day you were made until sin 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.

Through 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.

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 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.

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.

By 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.

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 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

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

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, look toward Sidon and speak 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.

Tell 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.

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 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.

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.

No 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.

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,

“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.

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!'

They 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.”’”