A Message for Tyre’s King
28 Then this message came to me from the LORD: 2 “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: though you boast that you are a god. 3 You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel and think no secret is hidden from you. 4 With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth— gold and silver for your treasuries. 5 Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud. 6 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are as wise as a god, 7 I will now bring against you a foreign army, and defile your splendor! 8 They will bring you down to the pit, pierced with many wounds. 9 Will you then boast, ‘I am a god!’ but merely a man! 10 You will die like an outcast I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” 11 Then this further message came to me from the LORD: 12 “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, on the day you were created. 14 I ordained and anointed you and walked among the stones of fire. 15 “You were blameless in all you did until the day evil was found in you. 16 Your rich commerce led you to violence, from your place among the stones of fire. 17 Your heart was filled with pride and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings. 18 You defiled your sanctuaries in the sight of all who were watching. 19 All who knew you are appalled at your fate. and you will exist no more.”
A Message for Sidon
20 Then another message came to me from the LORD: 21 “Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it. 22 Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign LORD: that I am the LORD. 23 I will send a plague against you, that I am the LORD. 24 No longer will Israel’s scornful neighbors that I am the Sovereign LORD.
Restoration for Israel
25 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people. 26 They will live safely in Israel and build homes and plant vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the LORD their God.”