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Moab will be punished. Then the people there will know that I am the Lord ."

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."

In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the Lord ."

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.

and that the people who live in your towns along the coast will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

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.

Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre and tell him I am saying: At one time, you were perfect, intelligent, and good-looking.

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.

I will send deadly diseases to wipe you out, and I will send enemies to invade and surround you. Your people will be killed, and you will know that I am the Lord .

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!

Then everyone in Egypt will know that I am the Lord . You and your nation refused to help the people of Israel and were nothing more than a broken stick.

Now I am turning against you and your river. Your nation will be nothing but an empty wasteland all the way from the town of Migdol in the north to Aswan in the south, and as far as the border of Ethiopia.

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Egypt that I am saying: Cry out in despair,

I will set fire to your land, and anyone who defended your nation will die. Then you will know that I am the Lord .

When I'm through punishing Egypt, you will know that I am the Lord .

So tell him that I am now his worst enemy. I will break both his arms—the good one and the broken one! His sword will drop from his hand forever,

I will strengthen the power of Babylonia's king and give him my sword to use against Egypt. I will also make the wounded king of Egypt powerless, and he will moan in pain and die in front of the Babylonian king. Then everyone on earth will know that I am the Lord .

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Egypt and his people that I am saying: You are more powerful than anyone on earth. Now listen to this.