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Ezekiel 28
New International Version

### A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(B) of a god
in the heart of the seas.”(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(E)
Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.(F)
5 By your great skill in trading(G)
you have increased your wealth,(H)
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.(I)

6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;(J)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom(K)
and pierce your shining splendor.(L)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,(M)
and you will die a violent death(N)
in the heart of the seas.(O)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,(P)
in the hands of those who slay you.(Q)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised(R)
at the hands of foreigners.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Son of man, take up a lament(S) concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(T)
13 You were in Eden,(U)
the garden of God;(V)
every precious stone(W) adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise(X) and beryl.[b]
Your settings and mountings[c] were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.(Y)
14 You were anointed(Z) as a guardian cherub,(AA)
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,(AB)
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,(AC)
from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud(AD)
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.(AE)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire(AF) come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes(AG) on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.(AH)
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled(AI) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.(AJ)’”

### A Prophecy Against Sidon

20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 “Son of man, set your face against(AK) Sidon;(AL) prophesy against her 22 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.(AM)
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment(AN) on you
and within you am proved to be holy.(AO)
23 I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.(AP)

24 “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns.(AQ) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(AR) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(AS) I will be proved holy(AT) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(AU) 26 They will live there in safety(AV) and will build houses and plant(AW) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(AX) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(AY)’”

#### Footnotes

1. Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature
2. Ezekiel 28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
3. Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

#### Cross references

1. Ezekiel 28:2 : S Isa 13:11
2. Ezekiel 28:2 : S Isa 14:13
3. Ezekiel 28:2 : Zep 2:15
4. Ezekiel 28:2 : S Ge 3:5; S Ps 9:20; 82:6-7; S Eze 16:49; 2Th 2:4
5. Ezekiel 28:3 : S Eze 14:14; Da 1:20; 2:20-23, 28; 5:11-12
6. Ezekiel 28:4 : Isa 10:13; Zec 9:3
7. Ezekiel 28:5 : S Isa 23:8
8. Ezekiel 28:5 : S Jer 9:23; S Eze 27:33
9. Ezekiel 28:5 : S Job 31:25; Ps 52:7; 62:10; Hos 12:8; 13:6
10. Ezekiel 28:7 : Eze 30:11; 31:12; 32:12; Hab 1:6
11. Ezekiel 28:7 : Jer 9:23
12. Ezekiel 28:7 : S Eze 7:24
13. Ezekiel 28:8 : S Ps 55:23; Eze 32:30
14. Ezekiel 28:8 : Rev 18:7
15. Ezekiel 28:8 : S Eze 26:12; 27:27
16. Ezekiel 28:9 : S Isa 31:3
17. Ezekiel 28:9 : S Eze 16:49
18. Ezekiel 28:10 : S 1Sa 14:6; S Jer 9:26; Eze 32:19, 24
19. Ezekiel 28:12 : S Eze 19:1
20. Ezekiel 28:12 : Eze 27:2-4
21. Ezekiel 28:13 : S Ge 2:8
22. Ezekiel 28:13 : Eze 31:8-9
23. Ezekiel 28:13 : Rev 17:4
24. Ezekiel 28:13 : S Eze 27:16
25. Ezekiel 28:13 : Isa 14:11; Rev 21:20
26. Ezekiel 28:14 : Ex 30:26; 40:9
27. Ezekiel 28:14 : Ex 25:17-20
28. Ezekiel 28:16 : S Ge 6:11; Hab 2:17
29. Ezekiel 28:16 : S Ge 3:24
30. Ezekiel 28:17 : Isa 10:12; Eze 16:49; 31:10
31. Ezekiel 28:17 : S Eze 19:12
32. Ezekiel 28:18 : Ob 1:18
33. Ezekiel 28:18 : Mal 4:3
34. Ezekiel 28:18 : Zec 9:2-4
35. Ezekiel 28:19 : S Lev 26:32
36. Ezekiel 28:19 : S Jer 51:64; S Eze 26:21
37. Ezekiel 28:21 : S Eze 13:17
38. Ezekiel 28:21 : S Ge 10:15; S Jer 25:22
39. Ezekiel 28:22 : Eze 39:13
40. Ezekiel 28:22 : Eze 30:19
41. Ezekiel 28:22 : S Lev 10:3
42. Ezekiel 28:23 : S Eze 5:17; 38:22
43. Ezekiel 28:24 : S Isa 5:6; S Eze 2:6
44. Ezekiel 28:25 : Ps 106:47; Jer 32:37
45. Ezekiel 28:25 : S Isa 11:12
46. Ezekiel 28:25 : S Eze 20:41
47. Ezekiel 28:25 : Jer 12:15; 23:8; S Eze 11:17; 34:27; 37:25
48. Ezekiel 28:26 : S Lev 25:18; S 1Ki 4:25; S Jer 17:25
49. Ezekiel 28:26 : S Dt 20:6
50. Ezekiel 28:26 : S Ps 149:9
51. Ezekiel 28:26 : S Isa 65:21; S Jer 32:15; Eze 38:8; 39:26-27; Hos 2:15; 11:11; Am 9:14-15

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