Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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1"Son of man, say to 2the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: 3"Because your heart is proud, and 4you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet 5you are but a man, and no god, 6though you make your heart like the heart of a god--
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by your wisdom and your understanding 10you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
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by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and 11your heart has become proud in your wealth--
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therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 12Because you make your heart like the heart of a god,
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therefore, behold, I will bring 13foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against 14the beauty of your wisdom and defile 15your splendor.
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16They shall thrust you down into the pit, 17and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
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18Will you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you, though 19you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?
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20You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; 21for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD."
A Lament over the King of Tyre
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Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me:
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22"Son of man, 23raise a lamentation over 24the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the signet of perfection,a 25full of wisdom and 26perfect in beauty.
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You were in 27Eden, the garden of God; 28every precious stone was your covering, 29sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire,b30emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings.c 31On the day that you were created they were prepared.
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You were an anointed 32guardian cherub. I placed you;d you were on 33the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
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You were blameless in your ways 34from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you.
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In the abundance of 35your trade you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from 36the mountain of God, and I destroyed you,e37O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
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38Your heart was proud because of 39your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
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By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so 40I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth 41in the sight of all who saw you.
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All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; 42you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever."
Prophecy Against Sidon
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The word of the LORD came to me:
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and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, 47I am against you, O Sidon, and 48I will manifest my glory in your midst. And 49they shall know that I am the LORD 50when I execute judgments in her and 51manifest my holiness in her;
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for I will send 52pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the slain shall fall in her midst, by the sword that is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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"And for the house of Israel 53there shall be no more a brier to prick or 54a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors 55who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.
Israel Gathered in Security
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