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I will bring strangers against you, those who have the hardest hearts of all the nations. With their swords they will destroy the beauty of your wisdom and your greatness.

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every stone of great worth covered you: ruby, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, chrysolite, turquoise, and emerald. And you had beautiful objects of gold. They were made for you when you were made.

Tell her, ‘The Lord God says, "I am against you, O Sidon, and My greatness will be honored among you. They will know that I am the Lord when I punish Sidon. I will show Myself holy within her.

For I will send disease upon her, and blood into her streets. People will be killed by the sword from every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

"The Lord God says, ‘I will gather the people of Israel from the different nations where they have been sent. And I will show Myself holy among them in the eyes of the nations. Then they will live in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

They will live there and be safe. They will build houses, plant grape-fields, and be safe, when I punish all those around them who speak against them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God."'"

When they took hold of you with their hands, you broke and tore all their shoulders. When they rested on you, you broke and hurt their backs."

And the land of Egypt will be destroyed and laid waste. Then they will know that I am the Lord. "Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,'

I will bring them back to Egypt and let them live in Pathros, the land they came from. And there they will be a small nation.

It will be the least of the nations, and will never lift itself up above other nations again. I will make them so small that they will never rule over the nations.

So the Lord God says, "I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry away her riches. He will take all her good things, and they will be pay for his army.

"On that day I will make the people of Israel strong, and give you the power to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord."

"They will be a waste among the lands that are laid waste. And her cities will be among the destroyed cities.

Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I start a fire in Egypt and all those who help her are destroyed.

On that day I will send men in ships to bring fear to Ethiopians who think they are safe. They will be troubled and afraid as when Egypt is destroyed, for their day is coming!"

He and his people show the least pity of all the nations, and they will be brought in to destroy the land. They will use their swords against Egypt and fill the land with dead bodies.

So I will punish Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.'"

I will give strength to the arms of the king of Babylon, but Pharaoh's arms will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I give My sword to the king of Babylon and he uses it against the land of Egypt.

I will make the Egyptians go to the different nations and spread them out among the lands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.'"

This will be so that no trees by the water will grow high with their tops among the heavy branches. No trees that drink water will ever grow so high. For they have all been given over to death. They will go to the earth below, among men who die and go down to the grave."