Ezekiel 28:11-26

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, lament  for the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God says: You were the seal  of perfection,  full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.  You were in Eden,  the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone covered you: carnelian, topaz, and diamond,  beryl, onyx, and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise  and emerald.  Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;  they were prepared on the day you were created. You were an anointed guardian cherub,  for  I had appointed you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways until wickedness was found in you. Through the abundance of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I expelled you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and banished you, guardian cherub,  from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud because of your beauty;  For the sake of your splendor you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the ground;  I made you a spectacle before kings. You profaned your sanctuaries by the magnitude of your iniquities in your dishonest trade. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you.  I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of everyone watching you. All those who know you among the peoples are appalled at you. You have become an object of horror and will never exist again.’ ”  The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, face Sidon  and prophesy against it. You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against you, Sidon,  and I will display my glory within you. They will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments against her  and demonstrate my holiness through her. I will send a plague against her  and bloodshed in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her  on every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord. “ ‘The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by  prickly briers or painful thorns  from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. 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 where they are scattered, I will demonstrate my holiness through them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. They will live there securely,  build houses, and plant vineyards.  They will live securely when I execute judgments  against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lordtheir God.’ ”