Sep 10 - Ezekiel 27-29
Ezekiel
1The word of the LORD came to me:2"Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.3Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'You say, O Tyre, "I am perfect in beauty."4Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.5They made all your timbers of pine trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.8Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, O Tyre, were aboard as your seamen.9Veteran craftsmen of Gebal were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.10"'Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.11Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.12"'Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.13"'Greece, Tubal and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged slaves and articles of bronze for your wares.14"'Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged work horses, war horses and mules for your merchandise.15"'The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.16"'Aram did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise.17"'Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections, honey, oil and balm for your wares.18"'Damascus, because of your many products and great wealth of goods, did business with you in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.19"'Danites and Greeks from Uzal bought your merchandise; they exchanged wrought iron, cassia and calamus for your wares.20"'Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.21"'Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.22"'The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.23"'Haran, Canneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad traded with you.24In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.25"'The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.26Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces in the heart of the sea.27Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, seamen and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.28The shorelands will quake when your seamen cry out.29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the seamen will stand on the shore.30They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.31They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.32As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: "Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?"33When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.34Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you.35All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.36The merchants among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"
1The word of the LORD came to me:2"Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'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.3Are you wiser than Daniel? Is no secret hidden from you?4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.6"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,7I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.9Will you then say, "I am a god," 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.10You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"11The word of the LORD came to me:12"Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.13You were in Eden, 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.14You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.15You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.16Through your widespread trade 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.17Your heart became proud 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.18By your many sins and dishonest trade 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.19All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"20The word of the LORD came to me:21"Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her22and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'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.23I will send a plague upon her 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.26They 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.'"
1In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me:2"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.3Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile is mine; I made it for myself."4But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.5I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.6Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "'You have been a staff of reed for the house of Israel.7When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.8"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill your men and their animals.9Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "'Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it,"10therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush.11No foot of man or animal will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.12I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.13"'Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered.14I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.15It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.16Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'"17In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:18"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.19Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army.20I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.21"On that day I will make a horn grow for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."