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"Now then, Oholibah, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying to you. You are tired of those lovers, but I will make them angry with you and bring them to surround you.

Because I am angry with you, I will let them deal with you in their anger. They will cut off your nose and your ears and kill your children. Yes, they will take your sons and daughters from you and burn them alive.

And you two sisters—I will punish you for your immorality and your sin of worshiping idols. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord ."

"Mortal man," he said, "with one blow I am going to take away the person you love most. You are not to complain or cry or shed any tears.

That same day you will get back the power of speech which you had lost, and you will talk with them. In this way you will be a sign to the people, and they will know that I am the Lord ."

Tell them to listen to what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: You were delighted to see my Temple profaned, to see the land of Israel devastated, to see the people of Judah go into exile.

I will turn the city of Rabbah into a place to keep camels, and the whole country of Ammon will become a place to keep sheep, so that you will know I am the Lord .

Because you did, I will hand you over to other nations who will rob you and plunder you. I will destroy you so completely that you will not be a nation any more or have a country of your own. Then you will know that I am the Lord ."

I will punish Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord ."

And so I am announcing that I will attack the Philistines and wipe them out. I will destroy everyone left living there on the Philistine Plain.

I will punish them severely and take full revenge on them. They will feel my anger. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

"Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: I am your enemy, city of Tyre. I will bring many nations to attack you, and they will come like the waves of the sea.

and with their swords they will kill those who live in her towns on the mainland. Then Tyre will know that I am the Lord ."

The Sovereign Lord says, "I am going to bring the greatest king of all—King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia—to attack Tyre. He will come from the north with a huge army, with horses and chariots and with cavalry.

"Mortal man," he said, "tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.

"Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: Because you think you are as wise as a god,

"Mortal man," he said, "grieve for the fate that is waiting for the king of Tyre. Tell him what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: You were once an example of perfection. How wise and handsome you were!

Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign Lord , say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the Lord , when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you.

I will send diseases on you and make blood flow in your streets. You will be attacked from every side, and your people will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord ."

The Lord said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord ."