Ezekiel

¹ The word of the Lord came to me:

² “‘In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a man and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.

³ Is no secret hidden from you?

⁴ you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

⁵ you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.

⁶ “‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,

⁷ the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.

⁸ and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

⁹ in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.

¹⁰ at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

¹¹ The word of the Lord came to me:

¹² “‘You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

¹³ the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

¹⁴ for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

¹⁵ from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.

¹⁶ you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

¹⁷ on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

¹⁸ you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

¹⁹ are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

²⁰ The word of the Lord came to me:

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

²² “‘I am against you, O Sidon, and I will gain glory within you. They will know that I am the Lord, when I inflict punishment on her and show myself holy within her.

²³ and make blood flow in her streets. The slain will fall within her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

²⁴ “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

²⁵ “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.

²⁶ They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”