1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:28.2 midst: Heb. heart 3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:28.5 thy great…: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom 6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 8They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.28.9 of him that slayeth: or, of him that woundeth 10Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
11¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.28.13 sardius: or, ruby28.13 beryl: or, chrysolite28.13 emerald: or, chrysoprase 14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.28.19 a terror: Heb. terrors
20¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 22And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. 23For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
24¶ And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.28.26 safely: or, with confidence28.26 despise: or, spoil
Profeti imod fyrsten over Tyrus
1Herren sagde til mig: 2„Du menneske, sig til fyrsten over Tyrus:
Du er så stolt og hovmodig,
at du tror, du selv er en gud.
Du sidder på din høje trone,
hersker over havet og praler.
Men du er kun et menneske,
der bilder sig ind at være en gud.
3Du tror, du er klogere end Daniel
og kender alle hemmeligheder.
4Du brugte din visdom og forstand
til at samle mængder af guld og sølv.
5Dit handelstalent gjorde dig rig,
men din rigdom gjorde dig hovmodig.
6Derfor siger Gud Herren:
Fordi du tror, at du selv er en gud,
7sender jeg en grusom fjendehær,
der gør ende på din rigdom og pragt.
8Til dødsriget sender de dig ned,
du bliver dræbt og kastet i havet.
9Vil du mon fortsat hævde, du er en gud,
når fjenderne er ved at slå dig ihjel?
I hænderne på dem er du ingen gud,
men kun et almindeligt menneske.
10Du skal dø som en hund for de fremmedes hånd.
Jeg, Herren har talt.”
11Endvidere sagde Herren til mig: 12„Du menneske, istem en klagesang over Tyrus’ fyrste og sig til ham:
Engang var du fuldkommen,
smuk og fuld af visdom.
13Du levede som i Paradis,
smykket med utallige juveler:
rubin, topas og diamant,
krysolit, onyks og jaspis,
safir, granat og smaragd.
Alle juveler var indsat i guld,
de lå klar til dig ved din fødsel.
14Jeg satte dig som en kerub,
der skulle vogte og beskytte
det hellige bjerg, jeg havde skabt,
Du vandrede blandt funklende ædelsten.
15Der var intet at udsætte på dig
fra den dag, du blev født,
indtil din ondskab blev afsløret.
16Din store rigdom gjorde dig korrupt,
så vold og synd fyldte dit hjerte.
Da jog jeg dig bort fra mit hellige bjerg
og de funklende ædelsten, du skulle beskytte.
Jeg slog dig ned, du vældige kerub.
17Din skønhed gjorde dig stolt,
din rigdom spændte ben for din visdom.
Derfor kastede jeg dig til jorden
som en advarsel for andre fyrster.
18Din uhæderlige handel
afsporede din gudsdyrkelse.
Derfor lod jeg ild bryde frem og fortære dig,
så du blev til aske på jorden for alles øjne.
19Alle var skrækslagne over din skæbne.
Du blev et skræmmende eksempel
ved din totale og endelige udslettelse.”
Profeti imod Sidon
20Herren sagde til mig:
21„Du menneske, vend dig mod Sidon og profetér over byen. 22Sig til den:
Sidon, jeg er din fjende,
og jeg vil demonstrere min magt på dig.
Alle skal få at se, at jeg er Herren,
når jeg åbenbarer min hellighed på dig
ved at straffe dig for dine synder.
23Jeg sender epidemier og krig,
så blodet flyder i gaderne.
Fjenden angriber fra alle sider
og slår folk ned til højre og venstre.
Da vil du indse, at jeg er Herren.
Et løfte til Guds folk
24Israels nabofolk skal ikke længere stikke mit folk som tidsler og torne. Alle I, som nu håner mit folk, skal få at se, at jeg er Herren.
25Hør, hvad Herren siger: Når jeg samler Israels folk fra de folkeslag, de er spredt iblandt, og fører dem tilbage til deres eget land, det land, jeg gav min tjener Jakob, da vil alle folk indse, at jeg er en hellig og mægtig Gud. 26Derefter skal mit folk bo trygt i deres land, bygge huse og plante vingårde, mens jeg straffer alle dem, som behandlede dem med foragt. Da vil de indse, at jeg er Herren, deres Gud.”
