1The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,
2“Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord GOD says:
3behold, you are wiser than Daniel.
4By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches,
5By your great wisdom
6“‘therefore the Lord GOD says:
7therefore, behold, I will bring strangers on you,
8They will bring you down to the pit.
9Will you yet say before him who kills you, ‘I am God’?
10You will die the death of the uncircumcised
11Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
12“Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord GOD says:
13You were in Eden,
14You were the anointed cherub who covers.
15You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created,
16By the abundance of your commerce, your insides were filled with violence,
17Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty.
18By the multitude of your iniquities,
19All those who know you amongst the peoples will be astonished at you.
20The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
21“Son of man, set your face towards Sidon, and prophesy against it,
22and say, ‘The Lord GOD says:
23For I will send pestilence into her,
24“‘“There will no longer be a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are around them that scorned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
25“‘The Lord GOD says: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples amongst whom they are scattered, and am shown as holy amongst them in the sight of the nations, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
26They will dwell in it securely. Yes, they will build houses, plant vineyards, and will dwell securely when I have executed judgements on all those around them who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.”’”