And the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
“ Son of man , tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD ... says : Your heart is proud , and you have said , ‘ I am a god ; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea. ’ Yet you are a man and not a god , though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Behold , you are wiser than Daniel - ; ... no secret is hidden from you !
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth , but your heart has grown proud because of (it).
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says : Because you regard - your heart as the heart of a god ,
- behold , I will bring foreigners against you , the most Ruth -less of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
They will bring you down to the Pit , and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
Will you still say ... , ‘ I am a god , ’ in the presence of those who slay you ? You will be only a man , not a god , in the hands of those who wound you.
You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken , declares the Lord GOD. ”
Again the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
“ Son of man , take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell that this is what the Lord GOD says : ‘ You were the seal of perfection , full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden , the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you : ruby , topaz , and diamond , beryl , onyx , and jasper , sapphire , turquoise , and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold , prepared on the day of your creation.
You were anointed as a guardian cherub , for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God ; you walked among the fiery stones.
From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways — until wickedness was found
By the vastness of your trade , you were filled with violence , and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God , and I banished you , O guardian cherub , from among the fiery stones.
Your heart grew proud of your beauty ; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor ; so I cast you to the earth ; I made you a spectacle before kings.
By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you , and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and (will) (be) no more ... .... ’”
Then the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
“ Son of man , set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says : ‘ Behold , I am against you , O Sidon , and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments and demonstrate My holiness
I will send a plague and shed blood in her streets ; the slain will fall within her , while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt -. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD. ’
This is what the Lord GOD says : ‘ When I gather - the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered I will show Myself holy in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land , which I have given to My servant Jacob.
And there they will dwell ... securely , build houses , and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all (those) around them who treat them with contempt -. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God. ’”