28:1 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Your heart is proud1 and you said, “I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”—
yet you are a man and not a god,
though you think you are godlike.2
28:3 Look, you are wiser than Daniel;3
no secret is hidden from you.4
28:4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have accumulated wealth for yourself,
you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
28:5 By your great skill5 in trade you have increased your wealth,
and your heart is proud because of your riches.
28:6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Because you think you are godlike,6
28:7 I am about to bring foreigners7 against you,
the most terrifying of nations;
their swords will cut you down despite your beauty and wisdom,8
and they will defile your splendor.
28:8 They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die violently9 in the heart of the seas.
28:9 Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you—
though you are a man and not a god—
when you are in the power of those who wound you?
28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised10 by the hand of foreigners;
for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
28:11 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:12 “Son of man, lament for11 the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘You were the signet ring of perfection,
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God.12
Every precious stone was your covering,
the ruby, topaz, and diamond,
the beryl, onyx, and jasper,
the sapphire, turquoise, and emerald;
your settings and engravings were made of gold.
On the day you were created they were prepared.
28:14 I placed you there with an anointed guardian13 cherub;14
you were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked in the midst the stones of fire.
28:15 You were blameless in your behavior15 from the day you were created,
until sin was discovered in you.
28:16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence,16
and you sinned;
so I defiled you and banished you17 from the mountain of God,
the guardian cherub expelled you18 from the midst of the stones of fire.
28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you perverted your wisdom on account of your splendor.
I threw you down to the ground;
I placed you before kings, that they might see you.
28:18 By the multitude of your iniquities,
through the sinfulness of your trade,
you desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I brought out fire from within you; it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.
28:19 All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;
you have become terrified and will be no more.’”
A Prophecy Against Sidon
28:20 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:21 “Son of man, turn toward19 Sidon20 and prophesy against it. 28:22 Say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘Look, I am against you, Sidon,
and I will magnify myself in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord
when I carry out judgments against her and reveal my sovereign power21 in her.
28:23 I will send a plague into the city22 and bloodshed into its streets;
the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it23 from every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
28:24 “‘No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers24 or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them.25 Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
28:25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power26 over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely27 when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”
A Prophecy Against Egypt