Ezekiel 25

• 1. Then this message came to me from the LORD:
• 2. "Son of man, look toward the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.
• 3. Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you scoffed when my Temple was desecrated, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,
• 4. I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and steal your livestock.
• 5. And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into an enclosure for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• 6. "And the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and stamped and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,
• 7. I will lift up my fist against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• 8. "And the Sovereign LORD says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations,
• 9. I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier cities--Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.
• 10. And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations.
• 11. And in the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
• 12. "And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah.
• 13. Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out their people, cattle, and flocks with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.
• 14. By the hand of my people of Israel, I will accomplish this. They will carry out my furious vengeance, and Edom will know it is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
• 15. "And the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of revenge and long-standing contempt.
• 16. Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea.
• 17. I will execute terrible vengeance against them to rebuke them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, then they will know that I am the LORD."

Ezekiel 26

• 1. On February 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD:
• 2. "Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, `Ha! She who controlled the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been destroyed, I will become wealthy!'
• 3. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am your enemy, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the waves of the sea crashing against your shoreline.
• 4. They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!
• 5. The island of Tyre will become uninhabited. It will be a place for fishermen to spread their nets, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign LORD. Tyre will become the prey of many nations,
• 6. and its mainland villages will be destroyed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
• 7. "For the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon--the king of kings from the north--against Tyre with his cavalry, chariots, and great army.
• 8. First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you.
• 9. He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers.
• 10. The hooves of his cavalry will choke the city with dust, and your walls will shake as the horses gallop through your broken gates, pulling chariots behind them.
• 11. His horsemen will trample every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your famous pillars will topple.
• 12. "They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.
• 13. I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people.
• 14. I will make your island a bare rock, a place for fishermen to spread their nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken! This is the word of the Sovereign LORD.
• 15. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter.
• 16. All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at what they have seen.
• 17. Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song: `O famous island city, once ruler of the sea, how you have been destroyed! Your people, with their naval power, once spread fear around the world.
• 18. Now the coastlands tremble at your fall. The islands are dismayed as you pass away.'
• 19. "For the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin. You will sink beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you.
• 20. I will send you to the pit to lie there with those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. Never again will you be given a position of respect here in the land of the living.
• 21. I will bring you to a terrible end, and you will be no more. You will be looked for, but you will never be found. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"

Ezekiel 27

• 1. Then this message came to me from the LORD:
• 2. "Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,
• 3. that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: You claimed, O Tyre, to be perfect in beauty.
• 4. You extended your boundaries into the sea. Your builders made you glorious!
• 5. You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
• 6. They carved oars for you from the oaks of Bashan. They made your deck of pine wood, brought from the southern coasts of Cyprus. Then they inlaid it with ivory.
• 7. Your sails were made of Egypt's finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.
• 8. "Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself.
• 9. Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did all the caulking. Ships came with goods from every land to barter for your trade.
• 10. Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor.
• 11. Men from Arvad and from Helech stood on your walls as sentinels. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, perfecting your splendor.
• 12. "Tarshish was your agent, trading your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.
• 13. Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and bronze dishes.
• 14. From Togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules. All these things were exchanged for your manufactured goods.
• 15. Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.
• 16. "Aram sent merchants to buy your wares. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies.
• 17. Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, early figs, honey, oil, and balm.
• 18. Damascus traded for your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar.
• 19. Greeks from Uzal came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your wares.
• 20. Dedan traded their expensive saddle blankets with you.
• 21. "The Arabians and the princes of Kedar brought lambs and rams and goats in trade for your goods.
• 22. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares.
• 23. Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too.
• 24. They brought choice fabrics to trade--blue cloth, embroidery, and many-colored carpets bound with cords and made secure.
• 25. The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!
• 26. "But look! Your oarsmen are rowing your ship of state into a hurricane! Your mighty vessel flounders in the heavy eastern gale. You are shipwrecked in the heart of the sea!
• 27. Everything is lost--your riches and wares, your sailors and helmsmen, your ship builders, merchants, and warriors. On that day of vast ruin, everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea.
• 28. "Your cities by the sea tremble as your helmsmen cry out in terror.
• 29. All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and helmsmen come to stand on the shore.
• 30. They weep bitterly as they throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
• 31. They shave their heads in grief because of you and dress themselves in sackcloth. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.
• 32. As they wail and mourn, they sing this sad funeral song: `Was there ever such a city as Tyre, now silent at the bottom of the sea?
• 33. The merchandise you traded satisfied the needs of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade.
• 34. Now you are a wrecked ship, broken at the bottom of the sea. All your merchandise and your crew have passed away with you.
• 35. All who live along the coastlands are appalled at your terrible fate. Their kings are filled with horror and look on with twisted faces.
• 36. The merchants of the nations shake their heads at the sight of you, for you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"

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