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A Message for Tyre's King
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# Chapter 28
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1. Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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2. "Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD:
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"In your great pride you claim, 'I am a god!
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I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.'
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But you are only a man and not a god,
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though you boast that you are a god.
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3. You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel
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and think no secret is hidden from you.
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4. With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth--
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gold and silver for your treasuries.
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5. Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich,
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and your riches have made you very proud.
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6. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
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Because you think you are as wise as a god,
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7. I will now bring against you a foreign army,
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the terror of the nations.
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They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom
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and defile your splendor!
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8. They will bring you down to the pit,
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and you will die in the heart of the sea,
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pierced with many wounds.
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9. Will you then boast, 'I am a god!'
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to those who kill you?
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To them you will be no god
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but merely a man!
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10. You will die like an outcast
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at the hands of foreigners.
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I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"
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11. Then this further message came to me from the LORD:
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12. "Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD:
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"You were the model of perfection,
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full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.
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13. You were in Eden,
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the garden of God.
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Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone--
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red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
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blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
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blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald--
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all beautifully crafted for you
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and set in the finest gold.
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They were given to you
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on the day you were created.
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14. I ordained and anointed you
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as the mighty angelic guardian.
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You had access to the holy mountain of God
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and walked among the stones of fire.
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15. "You were blameless in all you did
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from the day you were created
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until the day evil was found in you.
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16. Your rich commerce led you to violence,
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and you sinned.
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So I banished you in disgrace
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from the mountain of God.
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I expelled you, O mighty guardian,
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from your place among the stones of fire.
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17. Your heart was filled with pride
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because of all your beauty.
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Your wisdom was corrupted
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by your love of splendor.
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So I threw you to the ground
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and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.
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18. You defiled your sanctuaries
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with your many sins and your dishonest trade.
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So I brought fire out from within you,
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and it consumed you.
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I reduced you to ashes on the ground
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in the sight of all who were watching.
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19. All who knew you are appalled at your fate.
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You have come to a terrible end,
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and you will exist no more."
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A Message for Sidon
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20. Then another message came to me from the LORD:
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21. "Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it.
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22. Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign LORD:
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"I am your enemy, O Sidon,
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and I will reveal my glory by what I do to you.
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When I bring judgment against you
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and reveal my holiness among you,
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everyone watching will know
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that I am the LORD.
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23. I will send a plague against you,
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and blood will be spilled in your streets.
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The attack will come from every direction,
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and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls.
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Then everyone will know
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that I am the LORD.
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24. No longer will Israel's scornful neighbors
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prick and tear at her like briers and thorns.
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For then they will know
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that I am the Sovereign LORD.
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Restoration for Israel
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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.
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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."
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