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Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,

'Will you still say, "I am a god," In the presence of one who kills you, Though you are a mortal and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?

'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' declares the Lord GOD!"'"

"Son of man, take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

"You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

"You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire.

"By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, you covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.

and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am against you, Sidon, And I will appear in My glory in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I execute judgments against her, And I will reveal Myself as holy in her.

"And there will no longer be for the house of Israel a painful thorn or a hurtful thorn bush from any surrounding them who despised them; then they will know that I am the Lord GOD."

'This is what the Lord GOD says: "When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations, then they will live on their land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

"They will live on it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute judgments upon all around them who despise them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."'"

"Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great monster that lies in the midst of his canals, That has said, 'My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.'

'Therefore the Lord GOD says this: "Behold, I am going to bring upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal life.

'For this is what the Lord GOD says: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.

"And it will no longer be a kingdom on which the house of Israel relies, bringing to mind the guilt of their having turned to Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD."'"

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am going to give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoils and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his army.

"I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor which he performed, because they acted for Me," declares the Lord GOD.

"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Wail, 'Woe for the day!'

'This is what the LORD says: "Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword," Declares the Lord GOD.

'This is what the Lord GOD says: "I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.