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The Fall of Tyre's Ruler
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# Chapter 28
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1. The word of the Lord came to me:
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2. "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord God says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea." Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
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3. Yes, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!
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4. By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired
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gold and silver for your treasuries.
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5. By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.
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6. "'Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
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Because you regard your heart as that of a god,
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7. I am about to bring strangers against you,
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ruthless men from the nations.
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They will draw their swords
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against your magnificent wisdom
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and will pierce your splendor.
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8. They will bring you down to the Pit,
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and you will die a violent death
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in the heart of the sea.
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9. Will you still say, "I am a god,"
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in the presence of those who slay you?
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Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
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in the hands of those who kill you.
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10. You will die the death of the uncircumcised
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at the hands of strangers.
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For I have spoken.
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This is the declaration of the Lord God.'"
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A Lament for Tyre's King
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11. The word of the Lord came to me:
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12. "Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'This is what the Lord God says:
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You were the seal of perfection,
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full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
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13. You were in Eden,
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the garden of God.
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Every kind of precious stone covered you:
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carnelian, topaz, and diamond,
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beryl, onyx, and jasper,
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lapis lazuli, turquoise and emerald.
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Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;
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they were prepared
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on the day you were created.
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14. You were an anointed guardian cherub,
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for I had appointed you.
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You were on the holy mountain of God;
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you walked among the fiery stones.
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15. From the day you were created
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you were blameless in your ways
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until wickedness was found in you.
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16. Through the abundance of your trade,
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you were filled with violence,
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and you sinned.
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So I expelled you in disgrace
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from the mountain of God,
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and banished you, guardian cherub,
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from among the fiery stones.
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17. Your heart became proud because of your beauty;
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For the sake of your splendor
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you corrupted your wisdom.
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So I threw you down to the ground;
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I made you a spectacle before kings.
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18. You profaned your sanctuaries
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by the magnitude of your iniquities
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in your dishonest trade.
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So I made fire come 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 everyone watching you.
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19. All those who know you among the peoples
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are appalled at you.
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You have become an object of horror
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and will never exist again.'"
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A Prophecy against Sidon
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20. The word of the Lord came to me:
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21. "Son of man, face Sidon and prophesy against it.
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22. You are to say, 'This is what the Lord God says:
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Look! I am against you, Sidon,
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and I will display my glory within you.
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They will know
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that I am the Lord
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when I execute judgments against her
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and demonstrate my holiness through her.
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23. I will send a plague against her
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and bloodshed in her streets;
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the slain will fall within her,
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while the sword is against her on every side.
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Then they will know
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that I am the Lord.
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24. "'The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by prickly briers or painful thorns from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know
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that I am the Lord God.
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25. "'This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are scattered, I will demonstrate my holiness through them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
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26. They will live there securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute judgments against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know
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that I am the Lord their God.'"
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