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Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Son of man, because ^(C1)Tyre has said in regard to Jerusalem, 'Aha! The ^(C2)gateway of the peoples is broken; it has ^(F1)(C3)opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,'

therefore this is what the Lord ^(F1)GOD says: 'Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up ^(C1)many nations against you, as the ^(C2)sea brings up its waves.

'They will ^(C1)destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock.

'She will become a dry place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,' declares the Lord GOD; 'and she will become ^(C1)plunder for the nations.

'Also her ^(C1)daughters who are ^(F1)on the mainland will be killed by the sword, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"

For the Lord GOD says this: "Behold, I am going to bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, ^(C1)king of kings, with horses, ^(C2)chariots, cavalry, and ^(F1)a great army.

"He will kill your daughters ^(F1)on the mainland with the sword; and he will make ^(C1)siege walls against you, pile up an ^(C2)assault ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you.

"And he will direct the blow of his battering rams against your walls, and he will tear down your towers with his ^(F1)axes.

"Because of the multitude of his ^(C1)horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will ^(C2)shake from the noise of cavalry, ^(F1)wagons, and chariots when he ^(C3)enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached.

"With the hoofs of his ^(C1)horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong ^(F1)pillars will ^(C2)go down to the ground.

"Also they will take your riches as spoils and plunder your ^(C1)merchandise, ^(C2)tear down your walls and destroy your ^(C3)delightful houses, and ^(F1)throw your stones, your timbers, and your debris ^(C4)into the water.

"So I will put an end to the sound of your ^(C1)songs, and the sound of your ^(C2)harps will no longer be heard.

"I will turn you into a bare rock; you will become a dry place for the spreading of nets. You will not be ^(C1)rebuilt, for I the ^(C2)LORD have spoken," declares the Lord GOD.