A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre

¹ And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ² “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.

³ Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;

no secret is hidden from you!

⁴ By your wisdom and understanding^*

you have gained your wealth

and amassed gold and silver

for your treasuries.

⁵ By your great skill in trading

you have increased your wealth,^*

but your heart has grown proud

because of it.^*

⁶ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:

Because you regard your heart

as the heart of a god,

⁷ behold, I will bring foreigners against you,

the most ruthless of nations.

They will draw their swords

against the beauty of your wisdom

and will defile your splendor.

⁸ They will bring you down to the Pit,

and you will die a violent death

in the heart of the seas.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ You will die the death of the uncircumcised

at the hands of foreigners.

For I have spoken,

declares the Lord GOD.”

A Lament for the King of Tyre

¹¹ Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ¹² “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘You were the seal^* of perfection,

full of wisdom^* and perfect in beauty.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ From the day you were created

you were blameless^* in your ways—

until wickedness was found in you.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ All the nations who know you

are appalled over you.

You have come to a horrible end

and will be no more.’”

A Prophecy against Sidon

²⁰ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²¹ “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. ²² 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 against her

and demonstrate My holiness through her.

²³ I will send a plague against her

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.

²⁴ 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.’

The Restoration of Israel

²⁵ 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 among them in the sight^* of the nations.

Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob. ²⁶ 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.’”