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The Lord God said:

Your capital city of Rabbah will be nothing but pastureland for camels, and the rest of the country will be pastures for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.

The Lord God said, "The people of Moab thought Judah was no different from any other nation.

The Lord God then said, "The people of Edom are guilty of taking revenge on Judah.

I will send my own people to take revenge on the Edomites by making them feel my fierce anger. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the Lord God."

The Lord God said, "The cruel Philistines have taken revenge on their enemies over and over and have tried to destroy them.

Because the people of Tyre have sung that song, I have the following warning for them: I am the Lord God, and I am now your enemy! I will send nations to attack you, like waves crashing against the shore.

because I will turn you into a bare rock where fishermen can dry their nets. And you will never rebuild your city. I, the Lord God, make this promise.

I, the Lord God, will turn you into a ghost-town. The ocean depths will rise over you

The Lord God said:

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

You compared yourself to a god, so now I, the Lord God,

When you face your enemies, will you still claim to be a god? They will attack, and you will suffer like any other human.

and tell its people: I, the Lord God, am your enemy! People will praise me when I punish you, and they will see that I am holy.

When that happens, the people of Israel will no longer have cruel neighbors that abuse them and make them feel as though they are in a field of thorns and briers. And the Israelites will know that I, the Lord God, have done these things.

The Lord God said: Someday I will gather the people of Israel from the nations where they are now scattered, and every nation will see that I am holy. The Israelites will once again live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob.

They will be safe and will build houses and plant vineyards. They will no longer be in danger, because I will punish their hateful neighbors. Israel will know that I am the Lord their God.

that I am saying: King of Egypt, you were like a giant crocodile lying in a river. You acted as though you owned the Nile and made it for yourself. But now I, the Lord God, am your enemy!

So I, the Lord God, will send troops to attack you, king of Egypt. They will kill your people and livestock,

My own people Israel will never again depend on your nation. In fact, when the Israelites remember what happened to you Egyptians, they will realize how wrong they were to turn to you for help. Then the Israelites will know that I, the Lord God, did these things.