Ezekiel

28 And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying: 2 “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said:

“‘“For the reason that your heart has become haughty,+ and you keep saying, ‘I am a god.*+ In the seat of god* I have seated myself,+ in the heart of the open sea,’+ whereas an earthling man* is what you are,+ and not a god,+ and you keep making your heart like the heart of god— 3 look! you are wiser than Daniel.+ There are no secrets that have proved a match for you.+ 4 By your wisdom and by your discernment you have made wealth for your own self, and you keep getting gold and silver in your storehouses.+ 5 By the abundance of your wisdom,+ by your sales goods,+ you have made your wealth abound,+ and your heart began to be haughty because of your wealth.”’+

6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “For the reason that you make your heart like the heart of god,+ 7 therefore here I am bringing upon you strangers,+ the tyrants of [the] nations,+ and they will certainly draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and profane your beaming splendor.+ 8 Down to the pit they will bring you,+ and you must die the death of someone slain in the heart of the open sea.+ 9 Will you without fail say, ‘I am god,’ before the one killing you,+ whereas you are a mere earthling man, and not a god,+ in the hand of those profaning you?”’

10 “‘The deaths of uncircumcised ones you will die by the hand of strangers,+ for I myself have spoken,’ is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.”

11 And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying: 12 “Son of man, lift up a dirge concerning the king of Tyre,+ and you must say to him, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said:

“‘“You are sealing up a pattern, full of wisdom+ and perfect in beauty.+ 13 In Eʹden, the garden* of God,* you proved to be.+ Every precious stone was your covering, ruby, topaz and jasper; chrysʹo·lite,* onyx+ and jade; sapphire, turquoise+ and emerald; and of gold was the workmanship of your settings and your sockets in you. In the day of your being created they were made ready. 14 You are the* anointed cherub* that is covering, and I have set* you.* On the holy mountain of God* you proved to be.+ In the midst of fiery stones* you walked about. 15 You were faultless in your ways from the day of your being created+ until unrighteousness was found in you.+

16 “‘“Because of the abundance of your sales goods+ they filled the midst of you* with violence, and you began to sin.+ And I shall put you as profane out of the mountain of God,* and I shall destroy you,+ O cherub that is covering,* from the midst of the fiery stones.*

17 “‘“Your heart became haughty because of your beauty.+ You brought your wisdom to ruin on account of your beaming splendor.+ Onto the earth I will throw you.+ Before kings I will set you, [for them] to look upon you.+

18 “‘“Owing to the abundance of your errors,+ because of the injustice of your sales goods,+ you have profaned* your sanctuaries. And I shall bring forth a fire from the midst of you. It is what must devour you.+ And I shall make you ashes upon the earth before the eyes of all those seeing you.+ 19 As for all those knowing you among the peoples, they will certainly stare in amazement at you.+ Sudden terrors are what you must become, and you will be no more to time indefinite.”’”+

20 And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying: 21 “Son of man, set your face toward Siʹdon,+ and prophesy against her. 22 And you must say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “Here I am against you,+ O Siʹdon, and I shall certainly be glorified in the midst of you;+ and people will have to know that I am Jehovah when I execute acts of judgment+ in her and I am actually sanctified in her.+ 23 And I will send pestilence into her and blood into her streets.+ And the slain one must fall in the midst of her by the sword against her on every side;+ and people will have to know that I am Jehovah.+ 24 And no more will there prove to be to the house of Israel a malignant prickle+ or a painful thorn out of all those round about them, those who are treating them with scorn; and people will have to know that I am the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.”’

25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “When I collect together the house of Israel out from the peoples among whom they have been scattered,+ I will also be sanctified among them in the eyes of the nations.+ And they will certainly dwell upon their soil+ that I gave to my servant, to Jacob.+ 26 And they will actually dwell upon it in security+ and build houses+ and plant vineyards,+ and they must dwell in security+ when I execute acts of judgment upon all those treating them with scorn all round about them;+ and they will have to know that I am Jehovah their God.”’”*