Ezekiel 28

Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre

1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 *See ch. 2:1"Son of man, say to *[ver. 12] the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

*[Rev. 18:7] "Because your heart is proud,

and *[ver. 9] you have said, ‘I am a god,

I sit in the seat of the gods,

in the heart of the seas,’

yet *Isa. 31:3you are but a man, and no god,

*ver. 6though you make your heart like the heart of a god—

3 *[ver. 12; Zech. 9:2] you are indeed wiser *Dan. 1:17than *ch. 14:14Daniel;

no secret is hidden from you;

4 by your wisdom and your understanding

*[Zech. 9:3]you have made wealth for yourself,

and have gathered gold and silver

into your treasuries;

5 by your great wisdom in your trade

you have increased your wealth,

and *[See ver. 2above]your heart has become proud in your wealth—

6 therefore thus says the Lord God:

*ver. 2Because you make your heart

like the heart of a god,

7 therefore, behold, I will bring *ver. 10;ch. 7:21;30:12;31:12foreigners upon you,

the most ruthless of the nations;

and they shall draw their swords against *[ver. 17]the beauty of your wisdom

and defile *[ver. 17]your splendor.

8 *[ch. 32:18,19] They shall thrust you down into the pit,

*[ch. 32:20]and you shall die the death of the slain

in the heart of the seas.

9 *[ver. 2] Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’

in the presence of those who kill you,

though *[See ver. 2above]you are but a man, and no god,

in the hands of those who slay you?

10 *ch. 31:18;32:19,21,24,25You shall die the death of the uncircumcised

by the hand of foreigners;

*See ch. 17:24for I have spoken, declares the Lord God."

A Lament over the King of Tyre

11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me: 12 *See ch. 2:1"Son of man, *See ch. 19:1raise a lamentation over *[ver. 2] the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:

"You were the signet of perfection,*28:12 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain

*[ver. 3] full of wisdom and *ch. 27:3perfect in beauty.

13 You were in *ch. 31:8,9;See Isa. 51:3Eden, the garden of God;

*[ch. 27:16] every precious stone was your covering,

*Rev. 4:3;21:19,20sardius, topaz, and diamond,

beryl, onyx, and jasper,

sapphire,*28:13 Or lapis lazuli*[ch. 27:16] emerald, and carbuncle;

and crafted in gold were your settings

and your engravings.*28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain

*ver. 15On the day that you were created

they were prepared.

14 You were an anointed *Ex. 25:20;1 Kgs. 8:7guardian cherub.

I placed you;*28:14 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain you were on *[ch. 20:40]the holy mountain of God;

in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.

15 You were blameless in your ways

*ver. 13from the day you were created,

till unrighteousness was found in you.

16 In the abundance of *[ver. 5] your trade

you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;

so I cast you as a profane thing from *[See ver. 14above] the mountain of God,

and I destroyed you,*28:16 Or banished you*[See ver. 14above]O guardian cherub,

from the midst of the stones of fire.

17 *ver. 2, 5Your heart was proud because of *[ver. 7]your beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;

I exposed you before kings,

to feast their eyes on you.

18 By the multitude of your iniquities,

in the unrighteousness of your trade

you profaned your sanctuaries;

so *[ch. 30:8,14,16;Rev. 18:8] I brought fire out from your midst;

it consumed you,

and I turned you to ashes on the earth

*[ver. 17]in the sight of all who saw you.

19 All who know you among the peoples

are appalled at you;

*ch. 26:21;27:36you have come to a dreadful end

and shall be no more forever."

Prophecy Against Sidon

20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 *See ch. 2:1"Son of man, *See ch. 6:2set your face toward *See Isa. 23:2Sidon, and *See ch. 6:2prophesy against her 22 and say, Thus says the Lord God:

"Behold, *See ch. 13:8I am against you, O Sidon,

and *ch. 39:13;[Ex. 14:4,17,18] I will manifest my glory in your midst.

And *See ch. 6:7they shall know that I am the Lord

*ver. 26when I execute judgments in her

and *See ch. 20:41manifest my holiness in her;

23 for I will send *ch. 38:22pestilence into her,

and blood into her streets;

and the slain shall fall in her midst,

by the sword that is against her on every side.

Then they will know that I am the Lord.

24 "And for the house of Israel *Num. 33:55;Josh. 23:13there shall be no more a brier to prick or *[2 Cor. 12:7] a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors *ch. 16:57who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.

Israel Gathered in Security

25 "Thus says the Lord God: *See ch. 11:17When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and *[See ver. 22above] manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, *ch. 36:28;37:25then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 *Jer. 23:6;32:37And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, *ver. 22when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors *[See ver. 24above] who have treated them with contempt. *[See ver. 22above]Then they will know that I am the Lord their God."