Ezekiel

¹ The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,

² And you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit enthroned in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

³ There is no secret that is a match for you.

⁴ You have acquired wealth for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

⁵ You have increased your wealth, And your heart is lofty because of your wealth—

⁶ Like the heart of God,

⁷ The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.

⁸ And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas.

⁹ In the presence of the one who kills you, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who slay you?

¹⁰ By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ declares Lord Yahweh!”’”

¹¹ Again the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

¹² Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

¹³ Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

¹⁴ And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁵ From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you.

¹⁶ You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁷ You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.

¹⁸ In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought out fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.

¹⁹ Are appalled at you; You have become terrified, And you will cease to be forever.”’”

²⁰ And the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

²¹ “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her

²² And I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am Yahweh when I execute judgments in her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.

²³ And blood to her streets, And the wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

²⁴ And there will be no more for the house of Israel a prickling brier or a painful thorn from any round about them who scorned them; then they will know that I am Lord Yahweh.”

²⁵ ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples, among whom they are scattered, and will manifest My holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

²⁶ They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them all around them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”’”