28:11 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:12 “Son of man, sing 1 a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘You were the sealer 2 of perfection,
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. 3
Every precious stone was your covering,
the ruby, topaz, and emerald,
the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper,
the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; 4
your settings and mounts were made of gold.
On the day you were created they were prepared.
28:14 I placed you there with an anointed 5 guardian 6 cherub; 7
you were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked about amidst fiery stones.
28:15 You were blameless in your behavior 8 from the day you were created,
until sin was discovered in you.
28:16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, 9 and you sinned;
so I defiled you and banished you 10 from the mountain of God –
the guardian cherub expelled you 11 from the midst of the stones of fire.
28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor.
I threw you down to the ground;
I placed you before kings, that they might see you.
28:18 By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade,
you desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I drew fire out from within you;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
before the eyes of all who saw you.
28:19 All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;
you have become terrified and will be no more.’”
28:20 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:21 “Son of man, turn toward 12 Sidon 13 and prophesy against it. 28:22 Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘Look, I am against you, 14 Sidon,
and I will magnify myself in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord
when I execute judgments on her
and reveal my sovereign power 15 in her.
28:23 I will send a plague into the city 16 and bloodshed into its streets;
the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it 17 from every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.
28:24 “‘No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers 18 or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them. 19 Then they will know that I am the sovereign Lord.
28:25 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power 20 over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely 21 when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”