Old Testament · Prophets
Ezekiel chapter 26
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In , on the first day of the month, the word of came to me:“, because said about Jerusalem, ‘Good! The is shattered — it swings open to me now. I’ll grow rich from her ruins’ —so this is what Yahweh, , says: I am against you, Tyre. I will raise up many nations against you, .They will tear down the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will .She will become in the open sea. I have spoken — this is the of Yahweh, the Lord of all — and she will be plundered by the nations.Her will be cut down by the sword, and .For this is what Yahweh, the Lord of all, says: Look — I am bringing , king of Babylon, against Tyre — the — with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a massive assembled army.He will cut down your daughters on the mainland with the sword. He will build against you, pile up a against you, and raise a against you.He will aim the blows of his against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake from the thunder of cavalry, wagons, and chariots when he enters your gates — .With the hooves of his horses he will trample every street. He will cut down your people with the sword, and your will crash to the ground.They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls, demolish your luxurious houses, and .I will silence the noise of your songs, and the sound of your will be heard no more.I will make you a — a place for spreading fishing nets. You will . For I, Yahweh, have spoken. This is the declaration of Yahweh, the Lord of all.This is what Yahweh, the Lord of all, says to Tyre: Won’t the tremble at the sound of your collapse, when the wounded groan, when slaughter rages inside you?Then all the will step down from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will — they will sit on the ground, shaking without end, horrified at what happened to you.They will raise a over you and say:
How you have vanished from the seas,
you famous city,
once so mighty on the ocean —
you and your people
who spread their terror
over everyone on the mainland. Now the coastlands tremble
on the day of your fall.
The
are terrified by your end.For this is what Yahweh, the Lord of all, says: When I make you a desolate city, like cities where no one lives, when I bring up over you and the great waters cover you,then I will bring you down with those who descend into , to the people of long ago. I will make you live in — in the ancient ruins below — with those who go down into the pit, so that you will never again be inhabited or stand in .I will bring you to , and . You will be again. This is the declaration of Yahweh, the Lord of all.