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Ezekiel 25

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

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Say to them, `Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said "Aha!" over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,

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therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

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I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,

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therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.'"

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: `Because Moab and Seir said, "Look, the house of Judah has become like all the other nations,"

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therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns--Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim--the glory of that land.

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I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations;

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and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'"

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: `Because Edom took revenge on the house of Judah and became very guilty by doing so,

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therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill its men and their animals. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.

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I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: `Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,

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therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast.

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I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.'"

Ezekiel 26

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In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, `Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper,'

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therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea casting up its waves.

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They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers; I will scrape away her rubble and make her a bare rock.

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Out in the sea she will become a place to spread fishnets, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD. She will become plunder for the nations,

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and her settlements on the mainland will be ravaged by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: From the north I am going to bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with horsemen and a great army.

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He will ravage your settlements on the mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp up to your walls and raise his shields against you.

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He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and demolish your towers with his weapons.

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His horses will be so many that they will cover you with dust. Your walls will tremble at the noise of the war horses, wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls have been broken through.

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The hoofs of his horses will trample all your streets; he will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground.

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They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise; they will break down your walls and demolish your fine houses and throw your stones, timber and rubble into the sea.

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I will put an end to your noisy songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more.

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I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread fishnets. You will never be rebuilt, for I the LORD have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you?

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Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you.

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Then they will take up a lament concerning you and say to you: "`How you are destroyed, O city of renown, peopled by men of the sea! You were a power on the seas, you and your citizens; you put your terror on all who lived there.

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Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are terrified at your collapse.'

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"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I make you a desolate city, like cities no longer inhabited, and when I bring the ocean depths over you and its vast waters cover you,

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then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of long ago. I will make you dwell in the earth below, as in ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, and you will not return or take your place in the land of the living.

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I will bring you to a horrible end and you will be no more. You will be sought, but you will never again be found, declares the Sovereign LORD."

Ezekiel 27

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.

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Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`You say, O Tyre, "I am perfect in beauty."

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Your domain was on the high seas; your builders brought your beauty to perfection.

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They made all your timbers of pine trees from Senir ; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

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Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.

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Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.

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Men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; your skilled men, O Tyre, were aboard as your seamen.

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Veteran craftsmen of Gebal were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to trade for your wares.

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"`Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.

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Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls on every side; men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they brought your beauty to perfection.

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"`Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.

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"`Greece, Tubal and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged slaves and articles of bronze for your wares.

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"`Men of Beth Togarmah exchanged work horses, war horses and mules for your merchandise.

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"`The men of Rhodes traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

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"`Aram did business with you because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral and rubies for your merchandise.

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"`Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith and confections, honey, oil and balm for your wares.

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"`Damascus, because of your many products and great wealth of goods, did business with you in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.

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"`Danites and Greeks from Uzal bought your merchandise; they exchanged wrought iron, cassia and calamus for your wares.

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"`Dedan traded in saddle blankets with you.

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"`Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats.

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"`The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.

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"`Haran, Canneh and Eden and merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad traded with you.

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In your marketplace they traded with you beautiful garments, blue fabric, embroidered work and multicolored rugs with cords twisted and tightly knotted.

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"`The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.

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Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces in the heart of the sea.

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Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, seamen and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.

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The shorelands will quake when your seamen cry out.

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All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the seamen will stand on the shore.

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They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

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They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.

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As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: "Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?"

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When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.

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Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you.

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All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.

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The merchants among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"

Ezekiel 28

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`In the pride of your heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a man and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.

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Are you wiser than Daniel ? Is no secret hidden from you?

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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

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By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.

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"`Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,

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I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.

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They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

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Will you then say, "I am a god," in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.

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You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

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You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

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You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.

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Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

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Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

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By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire come out from you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

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All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'"

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her

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and say: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`I am against you, O Sidon, and I will gain glory within you. They will know that I am the LORD, when I inflict punishment on her and show myself holy within her.

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I will send a plague upon her and make blood flow in her streets. The slain will fall within her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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"`No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.

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"`This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.

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They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.'"

Ezekiel 29

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In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

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Speak to him and say: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile is mine; I made it for myself."

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But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.

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I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

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Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "`You have been a staff of reed for the house of Israel.

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When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.

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"`Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill your men and their animals.

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Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "`Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it,"

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therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush.

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No foot of man or animal will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.

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I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

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"`Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered.

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I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

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It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.

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Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'"

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In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.

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Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army.

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I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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"On that day I will make a horn grow for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Ezekiel 30

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The word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, prophesy and say: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`Wail and say, "Alas for that day!"

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For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near-- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

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A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.

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Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.

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"`This is what the LORD says: "`The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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"`They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

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Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.

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"`On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt's doom, for it is sure to come.

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"`This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

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He and his army--the most ruthless of nations-- will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

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I will dry up the streams of the Nile and sell the land to evil men; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the LORD have spoken.

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"`This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.

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I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.

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I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the hordes of Thebes.

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I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.

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The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.

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Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.

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So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"

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In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the LORD came to me:

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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up for healing or put in a splint so as to become strong enough to hold a sword.

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Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.

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I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

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I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.

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I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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