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Because of My jealous anger, I will let them act toward you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any people who are left will be killed by the sword. They will take your sons and daughters, and any yet left will be burned in the fire.

And because they hate you, they will take away everything you own and leave you without clothing. Then your body without clothes will be seen as a sinful woman.

These things will be done to you because you have sold the use of your body to the nations, and because you have made yourself sinful with their false gods.

So the Lord God says, ‘Because you have forgotten Me and put Me behind your back, now suffer the punishment of your sex sins.'"

But men who are right and good will punish them as women are punished who do sex sins and kill, because they are sinful women and blood is on their hands.

Tell them, ‘Hear the Word of the Lord God! The Lord God says, "Because you were happy when My holy place was made unclean, and when the land of Israel was made waste, and when the people of Judah were taken away,

For the Lord God says, "Because you have clapped your hands and crushed under your feet and showed your joy because of your hate for Israel,

‘The Lord God says, "Because Moab and Seir say, ‘See, Judah is like all the nations,'

‘The Lord God says, "Because Edom has fought against Judah in its anger, and has become very guilty by doing so,"

‘The Lord God says, "Because the Philistines have fought to destroy Judah with the lasting anger that is in their hearts,"

Then all the leaders of the sea will step down from their thrones and take off their beautiful clothing. They will clothe themselves with fear. They will sit on the ground and not be able to stop shaking, full of fear and wonder because of you.

Now the islands shake in fear on the day of your fall. Yes, the lands which are by the sea are afraid because of how you are destroyed.'"

"Tarshish traded with you because of all your riches of every kind. They paid for your good things with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Syria traded with you because of all your good things. They bought them with stones of great worth, purple cloth, cloth with beautiful sewing, fine linen, and coral.

Damascus traded with you because of all your good things and riches of all kinds. They paid for them with the wine of Helbon and white wool.

They will cut off their hair because of you, and dress themselves in cloth made from hair. They will cry over you with much sorrow in their soul.

All the people who live on the islands are full of fear and wonder because of you. Their kings are very afraid. Their faces are troubled.

"Son of man, tell the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord God says, "Because your heart is proud, you have said, ‘I am a god. I sit in the seat of gods, with the seas around me.' Yet you are a man and not God, even if you think you are as wise as God.

By all your wisdom in trade you have added to your riches, and your heart has become proud because of them.

So the Lord God says, ‘Because you think you are as wise as God,