1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 3Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. 4And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 6And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 8He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.26.8 cast…: or, pour out the engine of shot 9And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.26.10 as men…: Heb. according to the enterings of a city broken up 11With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 12And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.26.12 thy pleasant…: Heb. houses of thy desire 13And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 14And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
15¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? 16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.26.16 trembling: Heb. tremblings 17And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!26.17 of…: Heb. of the seas 18Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 19For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 20When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 21I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.26.21 a terror: Heb. terrors
Profetier mod Tyrus
1I det 11. år af vores eksil, på den første dag i måneden,26,1 Månedens navn er sandsynligvis faldet ud ved en fejlkopiering. sagde Herren til mig:
2„Du menneske, Tyrus godtede sig over Jerusalems fald og mente, at byens ødelæggelse ville blive til gavn for deres handel. 3Derfor siger Gud Herren: Jeg vender mig imod dig, Tyrus, og lader fremmede folk skylle ind over dig, som havets bølger slår ind over din kyst. 4De ødelægger dine mure og river dine fæstningsværker ned. Jeg fejer støvet bort, så kun den nøgne klippe er tilbage. 5Du bliver en ubeboet ø, en tørreplads for fiskernes net. Jeg har talt, siger Gud Herren. Du bliver bytte for fremmede folkeslag, 6og dine forstæder på fastlandet falder i krigen. Da vil du indse, at jeg er Herren.
7Jeg sender Nebukadnezar, Babylons store konge, imod dig fra nord med en mægtig hær af ryttere og stridsvogne. 8Først falder småbyerne på fastlandet. Så laver han angrebsramper imod dig, bygger belejringsvolde og løfter et lag af skjolde. 9Rambukke vil bryde dine mure ned og jernstænger brække dine tårne i stykker. 10Hestenes hove vil rejse en støvsky, der dækker byen, og murene vil skælve ved larmen fra stridsvognene og hestene, når de kører ind gennem hullet i bymuren. 11Rytterne vil storme frem i dine gader og sable befolkningen ned med deres sværd. Alle dine store stenstøtter bliver væltet omkuld. 12Man plyndrer dig for alt af værdi, ødelægger dine prægtige huse og jævner dem med jorden. Stenene og tømmeret havner i havet, ja, selv støvet bliver fejet væk. 13Det er slut med at synge muntre sange og spille sød musik, citeren forstummer. 14Du bliver til en ubeboet ø, en tørreplads for fiskernes net. Aldrig igen skal du genopbygges, for jeg, Herren, har talt, og mit ord står ved magt.
15Hele kystområdet vil blive rystet, når de hører om de mange sårede og faldne. 16Alle fyrsterne langs kysten vil stige ned fra deres troner og lægge deres fornemme kåber til side. De vil sætte sig på jorden i rædsel og ryste af angst. 17De vil sørge over dig og synge denne klagesang:
‚Åh, du mægtige havneby, havets hersker.
Du nød stor respekt, men nu er du sunket i grus.
18Dit fald får kystlandet til at skælve.
De mange øer ryster på hovedet i vantro fortvivlelse.’
19Herren siger: Jeg lægger dig øde som de andre byer, der blev jævnet med jorden. Du bliver overskyllet af havet og skjult under bølgernes brus. 20Du sendes i graven til fortidens folk, der for længst sank ned i underverdenen. Der kan du ligge blandt gamle ruiner, for du vil aldrig mere blive beboet og opleve det pulserende liv. 21Undergangen rammer dig pludselig, og så eksisterer du ikke mere. Selvom man vil søge efter dig, finder man dig aldrig igen, siger Gud Herren.”
