Eze 28 | NASB1995 | STEP | The word of the Lord came again to me, saying ,

Ezekiel 28

Tyre’s King Overthrown

1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the ^{▼▼ Or ruler, prince}leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, “Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘ ^cI am a god,
I sit in the seat of ^{▼▼ Or God}gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a ^eman and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
3 Behold, you are wiser than ^fDaniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
4 “By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired ^griches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
5 “By your great wisdom, by your ^htrade
You have increased your riches
And your ⁱheart is lifted up because of your riches—

6 Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have ^jmade your heart
Like the heart of God,
7 Therefore, behold, I will bring ^kstrangers upon you,
The ^lmost ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
8 ‘They will bring you down to the pit,
And you will die the ^mdeath of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
9 ‘Will 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?
10 ‘You will die the death of the ⁿuncircumcised
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord God!”’”

11 Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, 12 “Son of man, ^otake up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “You ^{▼▼ Lit were the one sealing a pattern}had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 “You were in ^qEden, the garden of God;
^rEvery precious stone was your covering:
The ^sruby, 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 ^{▼▼ Or tambourines
,} ^usettings and ^{▼▼ Or flutes}sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
14 “You were the ^wanointed cherub who ^{▼▼ Or guards}covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy ^ymountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the ^zstones of fire.
15 “You were ^aablameless in your ways
From the day you were created
Until ^abunrighteousness was found in you.
16 “By the ^acabundance of your trade
^{▼▼ Lit They filled your midst}You were internally ^aefilled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O ^{▼▼ Or guardian}covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your ^agbeauty;
You ^ahcorrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before ^aikings,
That they may see you.
18 “By the multitude of your iniquities,
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought ^ajfire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ^akashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
19 “All who know you among the peoples
Are appalled at you;
You have become ^{▼▼ Lit terrors
,} ^amterrified
And you will cease to be ^anforever.”’”

Judgment of Sidon

20 And the word of the Lord came to me saying, 21 “Son of man, ^aoset your face toward ^apSidon, prophesy against her 22 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
And I will ^{▼▼ Or glorify Myself}be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord when I ^arexecute judgments in her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.
23 “For ^asI will send pestilence to her
And blood to her streets,
And the ^atwounded will ^{▼▼ Or be judged}fall in her midst
By the sword upon her on every side;
Then they will know that I am the Lord.

24 “And there will be no more for the house of Israel a ^avprickling brier or a painful thorn from any round about them who scorned them; then they will know that I am the Lord God.”

Israel Regathered

25 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “When I ^awgather 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 ^axlive in their ^{▼▼ Lit ground}land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26 “They will ^azlive in it securely; and they will ^babuild houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I ^bbexecute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’”