NASB1995 ▾Ezekiel ▾28 ▾Ezekiel 281The word of the L ord came again to me, saying,2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord G od , “Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God—3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you.4By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.5By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—6Therefore thus says the Lord G od , ‘Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,7Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.8They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas.9Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?10You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord G od !” ’ ”11Again the word of the L ord came to me saying,12“Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord G od , “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.13You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.14You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.15You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you.16By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.17Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.18By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.19All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.” ’ ”20And the word of the L ord came to me saying,21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her22and say, ‘Thus says the Lord G od , “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, And I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am the L ord when I execute judgments in her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.23For I will send pestilence to her And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am the L ord .24And there will be no more for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from any round about them who scorned them; then they will know that I am the Lord G od .”25‘Thus says the Lord G od , “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and will manifest My holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their land which I gave to My servant Jacob.26They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the L ord their God.” ’ ”Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 29