Ezekiel 28 — ULB
28Verse 1Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,Verse 2“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;Verse 3you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!Verse 4You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill, and obtained gold and silver in your treasuries!Verse 5By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth.Verse 6Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god,Verse 7I will therefore bring foreigners against you, terrifying men from other nations. They will bring their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will profane your splendor.Verse 8They will send you down to the pit, and you will die the death of those who die in the heart of the seas.Verse 9Will you truly say, “I am a god” to the face of one who kills you? You are a man and not God, and you will be in the hand of the one who pierces you.Verse 10You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”Verse 11The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,Verse 12“Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.Verse 13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.Verse 14I placed you on the holy mountain of God as the cherub I anointed to guard mankind. You were in the midst of the fiery stones where you walked about.Verse 15You had integrity in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found within you.Verse 16Through your great trade you were filled with violence, and so you sinned. So I threw you out of the mountain of God, as a one who was defiled, and I destroyed you, guardian cherub, and drove you from among the fiery stones.Verse 17Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I have sent you down to the earth. I have placed you before kings so they may see you.Verse 18Because of your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have defiled your holy places. So I have made fire come out from you; it will consume you. I will turn you into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look at you.Verse 19All the ones who knew you among the peoples will shudder at you; they will be horrified, and you will be no more forever.'”Verse 20Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,Verse 21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.Verse 22Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you.Verse 23I will send out a plague in you and blood in your streets, and the slain will fall in your midst. When the sword comes against you from all around, then you will know that I am Yahweh.Verse 24Then there will no longer be pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people, so they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!'Verse 25The Lord Yahweh says this, 'When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and when I am set apart among them, so the nations may see, then they will make their homes in the land I will give to my servant Jacob.Verse 26Then they will live securely within her and build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute justice on all the ones who now despise them from all around; so they will know that I am Yahweh their God!'”