Ezekiel Chapter 28 (NIV)
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A Prophecy Against the King of TyreThe word of the Lord came to me:
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“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘In the pride of your heartyou say, “I am a god;I sit on the throne of a godin the heart of the seas.”But you are a man and not a god,though you think you are as wise as a god.
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Are you wiser than Daniel?Is no secret hidden from you?
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By your wisdom and understandingyou have gained wealth for yourselfand amassed gold and silverin your treasuries.
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By your great skill in tradingyou have increased your wealth,and because of your wealthyour heart has grown proud.
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“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘Because you think you are wise,as wise as a god,
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I am going to bring foreigners against you,the most ruthless of nations;they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdomand pierce your shining splendor.
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They will bring you down to the pit,and you will die a violent deathin the heart of the seas.
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Will you then say, “I am a god,”in the presence of those who kill you?You will be but a man, not a god,in the hands of those who slay you.
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You will die the death of the uncircumcisedat the hands of foreigners.I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
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The word of the Lord came to me:
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“Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘You were the model of perfection,full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
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You were in Eden,the garden of God;every precious stone adorned you:ruby, topaz and emerald,chrysolite, onyx and jasper,sapphire, turquoise and beryl.Your settings and mountings were made of gold;on the day you were created they were prepared.
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You were anointed as a guardian cherub,for so I ordained you.You were on the holy mount of God;you walked among the fiery stones.
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You were blameless in your waysfrom the day you were createdtill wickedness was found in you.
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Through your widespread tradeyou were filled with violence,and you sinned.So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,and I expelled you, O guardian cherub,from among the fiery stones.
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Your heart became proudon account of your beauty,and you corrupted your wisdombecause of your splendor.So I threw you to the earth;I made a spectacle of you before kings.
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By your many sins and dishonest tradeyou have desecrated your sanctuaries.So I made a fire come out from you,and it consumed you,and I reduced you to ashes on the groundin the sight of all who were watching.
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All the nations who knew youare appalled at you;you have come to a horrible endand will be no more.’”
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A Prophecy Against SidonThe word of the Lord came to me:
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“Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her
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and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘I am against you, O Sidon,and I will gain glory within you.They will know that I am the Lord,when I inflict punishment on herand show myself holy within her.
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I will send a plague upon herand make blood flow in her streets.The slain will fall within her,with the sword against her on every side.Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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“‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
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“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
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They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”
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