Ezekiel 28

Proclamation Against the King of Tyre

1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

"Because your heart is*Jer. 49:16; Ezek. 31:10lifted up,

And *Is. 14:14; 47:8; Ezek. 28:9; 2 Thess. 2:4you say, ‘I am a god,

I sit in the seat of gods,

*Ezek. 27:3, 4In the midst of the seas,’

*Is. 31:3; Ezek. 28:9Yet you are a man, and not a god,

Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

3 (Behold, *Ezek. 14:14; Dan. 1:20; 2:20–23, 28; 5:11, 12; Zech. 9:3you are wiser than Daniel!

There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

4 With your wisdom and your understanding

You have gained *Ezek. 27:33; Zech. 9:1–3riches for yourself,

And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

5 *Ps. 62:10; Zech. 9:3By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,

And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),"

6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:

"Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

7 Behold, therefore, I will bring *Ezek. 26:7strangers against you,

*Ezek. 7:24; 21:31; 30:11; Hab. 1:6–8The most terrible of the nations;

And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,

And defile your splendor.

8 They shall throw you down into the *Is. 14:15Pit,

And you shall die the death of the slain

In the midst of the seas.

9 "Will you still *Ezek. 28:2say before him who slays you,

‘I am a god’?

But you shallbe a man, and not a god,

In the hand of him who slays you.

10 You shall die the death of *1 Sam. 17:26, 36; Ezek. 31:18; 32:19, 21, 25, 27the uncircumcised

By the hand of aliens;

For I have spoken," says the Lord God.’ "

Lamentation for the King of Tyre

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12 "Son of man, *Ezek. 27:2take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

*Ezek. 27:3; 28:3"You were the seal of perfection,

Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 You were in *Gen. 2:8; Is. 51:3; Ezek. 31:8, 9; 36:35Eden, the garden of God;

Every precious stone was your covering:

The sardius, topaz, and diamond,

Beryl, onyx, and jasper,

Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.

The workmanship of *Ezek. 26:13your timbrels and pipes

Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

14 "You were the anointed *Ex. 25:20; Ezek. 28:16cherub who covers;

I established you;

You were on *Is. 14:13; Ezek. 20:40the holy mountain of God;

You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,

Till *(Is. 14:12)iniquity was found in you.

16 "By the abundance of your trading

You became filled with violence within,

And you sinned;

Therefore I cast you as a profane thing

Out of the mountain of God;

And I destroyed you, *Ezek. 28:14O covering cherub,

From the midst of the fiery stones.

17 "Your *Ezek. 28:2, 5heart was lifted up because of your beauty;

You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;

I cast you to the ground,

I laid you before kings,

That they might gaze at you.

18 "You defiled your sanctuaries

By the multitude of your iniquities,

By the iniquity of your trading;

Therefore I brought fire from your midst;

It devoured you,

And I turned you to ashes upon the earth

In the sight of all who saw you.

19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;

*Ezek. 26:21You have become a horror,

And shallbe no *Ezek. 27:36more forever." ’ "

Proclamation Against Sidon

20 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21 "Son of man, *Ezek. 6:2; 25:2; 29:2set your face *Gen. 10:15, 19; Is. 23:2, 4, 12; Ezek. 27:8; 32:30toward Sidon, and prophesy against her, 22 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

*Ex. 14:4, 17; Ezek. 39:13"Behold, I am against you, O Sidon;

I will be glorified in your midst;

And *Ps. 9:16they shall know that I am the Lord,

When I execute judgments in her and am *Ezek. 28:25hallowed in her.

23 *Ezek. 38:22For I will send pestilence upon her,

And blood in her streets;

The wounded shall be judged in her midst

By the sword against her on every side;

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

24 "And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or *Num. 33:55; Josh. 23:13; Is. 55:13; Ezek. 2:6a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all whoare around them, who *Ezek. 16:57; 25:6, 7despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God."

Israel’s Future Blessing

25 ‘Thus says the Lord God: "When I have *Ps. 106:47; Is. 11:12, 13; Jer. 32:37; Ezek. 11:17; 20:41; 34:13; 37:21gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am *Ezek. 28:22hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26 And they will *Jer. 23:6; Ezek. 36:28dwell safely there, *Is. 65:21; Jer. 32:15, 43, 44; Amos 9:13, 14build houses, and *Jer. 31:5; Amos 9:14plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God." ’ "