Ezekiel 28:1-26 Because He Has Become Wealthy, Tyrus, Thinks He's a god

 

Because He Has Become Wealthy, Tyrus, Thinks He's a god

Ezekiel 28:1-26             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Again, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, [a.k.a. Tyre,] The Lord God says [this;] Because your heart is lifted up, [a.k.a. exalted, elevated, or magnified,] & you have said, I am a [god] & I sit in the seat of God, in the [middle] of the seas, [still,] you are a man, & not God, [although] you [focus] your heart [like] the heart of God.

[2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposes & exalts himself above all that are called god, or that is worshiped; so that he [is like:] God sits in the temple of God, [declaring] that he, himself, is God.]

[Look,] you are wiser than Daniel & there is no secret that they can hide from you. With your wisdom & your understanding, you have gotten riches [for yourself] & [have] gotten gold & silver [to put] into your [treasury.] By your great wisdom & by your [sales & trading,] you have increased your riches & your heart is lifted up because of your riches.

[1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. While some [have] coveted, [a.k.a. envied, or lusted,] after [money] they have erred from the faith, [a.k.a. gone astray,] & pierced themselves [& have afflicted themself] through with many sorrows.]

Therefore, The Lord God says [this;] Because you have [focused] your heart, [like] the heart of God, therefore, [watch,] I will bring strangers upon you, the terrible of the nations & they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom & they shall defile your [intelligence.]

[Ezekiel 26:7 For the Lord God says [this, watch,] I will bring Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, king of kings, upon Tyrus, with: horses; chariots: horsemen; [troops] & [many] people.]

They shall bring you down to the pit & you shall die the deaths of [those, who] are slain in the midst of the seas. [Isaiah 14:15-16 [Still,] you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. [Those, who] see you, shall [gaze] upon you & consider you, saying, Is this the man, [who] made the earth to tremble & [shook kingdoms?]

Will you [still] say [in front of] him, [who kills] you, I am God? But you shall be a man & [not] God, in the hand of him, [who] slays you. You shall die the [death] of the uncircumcised [at] the hand of strangers. For I have spoken it, says the Lord God. [Ezekiel 32:19 Whom [do] you [surpass] in beauty? Go down & you be laid with the uncircumcised.]

[Also,] the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, take up [mourning for] the king of Tyrus & say to him, The Lord God says [this;] You [seal] up the full [total if [your] wisdom & perfect beauty. You have been in Eden, the Garden of God.

Every precious stone was your covering, [a.k.a. shelter,] the: sardius; topaz; diamond; beryl; onyx; jasper; sapphire; emerald; carbuncle & gold. The workmanship of your [tambourines & flutes were] prepared [within] you [on] the day you [were] created.

You are the anointed cherub that covered & I have [put] you so. You [were] upon the holy mountain of God & you walked [back & forth] in the midst of the stone of fire.

[2 Peter 2:3-4 And through covetousness, [a.k.a. envy or greed,] they shall with [false] words make merchandise of you; whose judgment [won't wait,] a long time & their damnation [doesn't rest.] For God [didn't spare] the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell & delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved [for] judgment.]

You [were] perfect in your ways, from the day you were created, [until] your iniquity was found in you. [Isaiah 14:13-14 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven & I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, [on] the sides of the North. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds & I will be like the Most High.]

By the multitude of your merchandise, they have filled the midst of you with violence & you have sinned. Therefore, I will [throw] you out of the mountain of God, as profane. And from the midst of the stones of fire, I will destroy you, O [covered] cherub.

[Matthew 11:23-24 And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works, [that] have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom [on] the day of judgment, than for you.]

Your [proud] heart was lifted up, because of your beauty & you have corrupted your wisdom, [because] of your [intelligence.] I will [throw] you to the ground & I will lay you before kings, [so] that they may [see] you.

You have defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your [sins] & by the [sins] of your [dishonest trading.] Therefore, I will bring [out] a fire from the midst of you & it shall devour you. And I will bring you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all [those, who saw] you.

[Revelation 18:18-19 And when they saw the smoke of her burning, cried [out & said,] What city is [similar] to this great city! And they cast dust on their heads & cried [out,] weeping & wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, [in which] all [who] had ships in the sea were made rich, [because] of her [wealth!] For in 1 hour, she is made desolate.]

All [those] among the people, [who] know you, shall be astonished at you. You shall be a terror & you shall never be anymore. Again, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, [turn] your face against Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & prophesy against it.

And say, The Lord God says [this; Look,] I am against you, O Zidon & I will be glorified in the midst of you. And they shall know that I Am the Lord, when I shall have [carried out] judgments in her & shall be sanctified in her. For I will send into her: pestilences & blood into her [streets.]

And the wounded shall be judged by the sword in the midst of her upon every side & they shall know that I Am the Lord. And there shall no [longer] be a [sticker patches for] the house of Israel, nor any [grievous thorns,] of [those] all [around] them, [who] despised them & they shall know that I Am the Lord God.

The Lord Gods ays [this;]  When I [will] have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered & shall be sanctified [by] them in the sight of the heathen, they shall dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.]

And they shall dwell safely [there] & shall build houses & plant vineyards. [Yes,] they shall dwell with confidence, when I have [carried out justice] upon all those, [who] despise them [all around] them. And they shall know that I Am the Lord their God.

Ezekiel 27:1-36 The Sheep of Tyrus

 

The Sheep of Tyrus

Ezekiel 27:1-36            The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord came again to me, saying, Now, you, Son of man, take up [mourning] for Tyrus, [a.k.a. Tyre.] And say to Tyrus, O you, [who] are [situated] at the [entrance] of the sea, [who is] a merchant [for] the people [of] many [coastal islands,]

The Lord God says [this;] O Tyrus, you have said, I [have] perfect beauty. Your borders are in the midst of the seas & your builders have perfected your beauty. [Ezekiel 28:7 Therefore, [watch,] I will bring strangers upon you, the terrible of the nations & they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom & shall defile your [intelligence.]

They have made all your [ship's planks] of fir trees [from] Senir. They have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for you. They have made your oars of the oaks [from] Bashan. The company of Ashurites have made your benches of ivory, brought [from] the [islands] of Chittim.

[What] you spread [out] to be your sail; [was] fine linen with [embroidered] work from Egypt. That which covered you, [was royal] blue & purple from the [coastal islands] of Elishah. The [residents] of Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & Arvand were you mariners, [a.k.a. oarsmen.]

O Tyrus, your wise men that were in you, were your pilots, [a.k.a. ships' captains.] The [elders] of Gebal & [its] wisemen [there within] you, were your [caulkers for] all the ships of the sea. Their [mariners] were [within] you to [take care of] your merchandise.

[Those from:] Persia; Lud & Phut, were in your army, your men of war. They [hung their shields & helmets] in you. They [displayed] your [splendor.] The men [from] Arvad, with your army were upon your walls, [all around.] And the Gammadims were in your towers.

They [hung] their shields [all around] upon your walls. They have made your beauty perfect. Tarshish was your merchant, [because] of the multitude of all [types] of riches: silver; iron; tin; & lead & they traded in your fairs, [a.k.a. market places.]

Javan; Tubal; & Meshech, were your merchants. They traded for the [bodies] of men & brass vessels in your [markets.] [Joel 3:3-6 And they have cast lots for My people & have given a boy for a harlot & sold a girl, for wine, [so] that they might drink. [Yes,] what [do] you have to do with Me, O Tyre & Zidon, [a.k.a. Sidon,] & all the coasts of Palestine? Will you [give] Me a [repayment?]

And if you [repay] Me, I will swiftly & speedily return your [repayment] upon your own head; because you have taken My silver & My gold & have carried My [pretty] & pleasant things into your temples.

Also, you have sold the children [people] of Judah & Jerusalem to the Grecians, [a.k.a. Greeks, so] that you might remove them far from their borders.]

[Those who were from] the house of Togarmah, traded in your [market places] with horses; horsemen & mules. The men [from] Dedan were your merchants, [a.k.a. traders,] & many [coastal islands] [provided] the merchandise [to be sold from] your hand.

For a present they brought you: ivory horns & ebony. Syria was your merchant, [because] of the multitude of the wares, [a.k.a. merchandise,] you [made.] They occupied your [market places] with: emeralds; purple; [embroidered] work; fine line; coral & [agates.]

Judah & the land of Israel were your [traders.] They traded in your [market places:] wheat [from] Minnith & Pannag, & honey; oil; & balm, [a.k.a. soothing ointment.]

Damascus was your merchant, [because of] the multitude of [merchandise you made] & for the multitude of all [the] riches & the wine of Helbon & white wool. Also, Dan & Javan going [back & forth,] [paid for wares] in your [market places:] bright iron; cassia; & calamus, were in your market.

Dedan was your merchant [with] precious [cloth] for chariots. Arabia & all [Kedar's] princes [worked & traded] with you in: lambs; rams; & goats. They were your merchants in these.

The merchants of Sheba & Raamah, were your merchants. They [worked] in your fairs & [traded] with [the best] of all: spices; & all precious stones & gold. Haran; Canneh; & Eden, the merchants of Sheba; Asshur, [a.k.a. Assyria,] & Chilmad, were your merchants.

These were your merchants, [who traded] in all sorts of things: blue clothes; [embroidered] work; & made cedar chests; & rich [clothing tied] with cords, [were] among your merchandise.

The ships of Tarshish [sang about] you in your [market place] & you were replenished, [a.k.a. resupplied,] & made very glorious in the midst of the seas. Your rowers have brought you into [deep, large] waters. The East wind has broken you in the [middle] of the seas.

[2 Chronicles 20:37 Then, Eliezer, [Dodavah's] son, [from] Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken your works. And the ships were broken, [so] that they weren't able to go to Tarshish.]

Your: riches; [market places;] merchandise, mariners [captains; caulkers;] & traders of your merchandise, & all your men of war, [within] you & all your [multitude of people within] you, shall fall into the midst of the seas, [on] the day of your, [a.k.a. Tyrus',] ruin.

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the [captains' out] cry. And all [who] handle [oars;] the mariners & all the [captains] of the sea, shall come down [off] their ships & they shall stand upon the land.

[Revelation 18:16-17 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen; purple; scarlet & [was decorated] with gold; precious stones; & pearls! For in one hour, [such] great riches [have] come to [nothing.] And every ship master; the company [of] ships; sailors; & as many as trade by the sea, stood [far away.]

And [they] shall cause their [voices] to be heard against you & shall cry [out] bitterly & shall [throw] up dust upon their heads & they shall wallow themselves in the ashes. [Isaiah 22:12 And [on] that day, the Lord God of Hosts [called] to: weeping, mourning; baldness; & [strapping] on sackcloth.]

And they shall make themselves [totally] bald for you & [strap themselves] with sackcloth & shall weep [bitterly] for you [with] bitter: wailing & [hearts.] And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

When your [merchandise] went out [on] the seas, you [filled] many people & you [enriched] the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches & your merchandise.

[Revelation 18:19 And they [threw] dust on their heads & cried [out,] weeping & wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, [in which] all, [who] had ships in the sea were made rich, [because] of her [wealth!] For in 1 hour, she is made desolate.]

[During] the time when you shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, your merchandise & all your [crew] in the midst of you, shall fall. [Ezekiel 26:19 For the Lord God says [this;] When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that aren't inhabited; I shall bring up the deep upon you & [large] waters shall cover you.]

All the [residents] of the [coastal islands] shall be astonished [about] you & their kings shall be [very] afraid & shall [have] troubled [faces.] The merchants among the people, shall hiss at you. You shall be a terror & never shall be anymore.

[Zephaniah 2:15 Is this the rejoicing city, that dwelt carelessly, & said in her heart, I am & there [are] none [besides me?] How she [has] become a desolation & a place for [animals] to lie down in! Everyone, [who] passes by her, shall his & [shake] his hand.]

Ezekiel 26:1-21 The Lord God Brings King Nebuchadnezzar Against Tyrus

 

The Lord God Brings King Nebuchadnezzar Against Tyrus

Ezekiel 26:1-21             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

And it [happened on] the 1st day of the month, [of] the 11th year, that the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, because Tyrus, [a.k.a. Tyre,] has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she, [who] was the [gateway to] the people, is broken. She [has] turned to me & I shall be replenished, now she is laid [to] waste.

[Ezekiel 27:3-4 Say to Tryus, O you, [who] are [situated] at the [entrance] of the sea, [who is] a merchant of the people for many [coastal islands.] The Lord God says [this;] O Tyrus, you have said, I [have] perfect beauty. Your borders are in the midst of the seas & your builders have perfected your beauty.]

Therefore, The Lord God says [this; Look,] I am against you, O Tyrus & will cause many nations to come up against you, [like] the sea causes [its] waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus & break down [its] towers. I will also scrape her dust from [off] her & make her like the top of a rock.

It shall be a place for spreading [the] nets, in the [middle] of the sea. For I have spoken it, says the Lord God. And it shall become [plunder] to the nations. [Ezekiel 27:32 And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, the destroyed in the midst of the sea?]

And her daughters, [who] are in the field shall be slain by the sword & they shall know that I Am the Lord. [Amos 1:9-10 The Lord says [this;] For 3 transgressions & for 4, I won't [withdraw its] punishment; because they delivered up [all of  those from] captivity to Edom & [didn't] remember the covenant of [brethren.] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, [that] shall devour [its] palaces.]

For The Lord God says [this; Look,] I will bring Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, a king of kings, from the North, with horses; chariots; horsemen, [troops;] & [many] people upon Tyrus.

[Nebuchadnezzar] shall [kill] your daughters in the field with the sword & make a fort against you & [throw up an embankment around] you & lift up the [shield] against you.

And he shall set engines of war, [a.k.a. battering rams,] against your walls. And with his axes, he will break down your towers & [because] of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you.

Your walls shall shake at the noise of the: horsemen; [wagon] wheels; & chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, [like] men enter into a city [in which] a [gap] is made. With the [hooves] of his horses, he shall [trample] down your streets.

He shall [strike down] your people [with] the sword. And your strong [battalion] shall go down to the ground. And they shall make [plunder] of your riches & make your merchandise a [prize.]

And they shall break down your walls & destroy your [nice] houses. And they shall [put] your stones; timber; & dust in the midst of the water. [Ezekiel 27:32 And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, destroyed in the midst of the sea?]

And I will cause the [sound] of your songs to [stop] & the sound of your harps shall no [longer] be heard. And I will make you like the top of a rock. You shall be a place to spread nets upon. You shall no [longer] be [rebuilt.] For I, the Lord, have spoken it, says the Lord God.

The Lord God says [this] to Tyrus, [Shouldn't] the [coastal islands] shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry [out] & when the slaughter is made in the midst of you?

Then, all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones & take away their robes & [take] off their [embroidered] garments & they shall clothe themselves with trembling. They shall sit upon the ground & shall tremble every moment & be astonished [about] you.

And they shall take up [grieving] for you & say to you, How are you destroyed, that was inhabited [by] seafaring men, the [famous] city, [that] was strong [on] the sea. She & her inhabitants, [shall] cause their terror to be on all [who visit] it!  Now, the [coastal islands] shall tremble [on] the day of your fall.

[Yes,] the [islands] that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure. For the Lord God says [this;] When I shall make you a desolate, [a.k.a. empty,] city, like the cities that aren't inhabited, when I shall bring up the deep [waters] on you  & great waters shall cover you.

I shall [put] glory in the land of the living, when I shall bring you down with [those who] descend into the pit, with the people of [ancient] times, & shall [put] you in the [lowest] parts of the earth, in desolate places of old, with [those who] go down to the pit & you aren't inhabited.

I will make you a territory & you shall no [longer exist, although] you [are searched] for, [still] you shall never be found again, says the Lord God. [Ezekiel 27:36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at you & you shall be a terror & never shall be anymore.]

Ezekiel 25:1-17 Rabbah Shall be Made a Stable for Camels

 

Rabbah Shall be Made a Stable for Camels

Ezekiel 25:1-17             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord came again to me, saying, Son of man, [turn] your face against the Ammonites & prophesy against them. And say to the Ammonites, Hear the Word of the Lord God.

The Lord God says [this;] [It's] because you said, Aha, against; My sanctuary, when it was [defiled] & the land of Israel, when it was desolate, & the house of Judah, when they went into captivity.

[2 Kings 24:13-14 And he carried out [from there] all the treasures of the [Lord's] house & the treasures of the king's house, & cut in pieces all the vessels of gold [that] Solomon, [Israel's] king, had made [like] the Lord had said, in the temple of the Lord.

And he carried away all Jerusalem & all the: princes; mighty men of valor; & even 10,000 captives; the craftsmen & [blacksmiths.] None remained [except] for the poorest sort of people of the land.]

Therefore, [look,] I will deliver you to the men of the East for a possession & they shall [put] their palaces [within] you & make their dwelling in you. They shall eat your fruit & drink your milk. And I will make Rabbah, a stable for camels & the Ammonites, a [resting place for flocks.

And you shall know that I Am the Lord. For The Lord God says [this;] [It's] because you have clapped your hands & stamped with [your] feet & rejoiced [spitefully] [with what you heard] against the land of Israel.

Therefore, [watch,] I will stretch out [My] hand upon you & will deliver you for [plunder] to the heathen. And I will cut you off from the people. And I will cause you to perish out of the countries. I will destroy you & you shall know that I Am the Lord.

[Ezekiel 35:3 And say to it, The Lord God says [this; Watch,] O Mount Seir, I am against you & I will stretch out [My] hand against you & I will make you [very] desolate.]

The Lord God says [this;] Because Moab & Seir say, [Look,] the house of Judah is [similar] to all the heathen. Therefore, [look,] I will open [up] the side of Moab from the cities & from [Israel's] cities [that] are on his frontiers, the glory of the country: Beth Jeshimoth; Baal Meon; & Kiriathaim.

And will give them [as a] possession to the men of the East with the Ammonites, [so] that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. And I will [carry out] judgments upon Moab. And they shall know that I Am the Lord.

[Amos 2:1-3 The Lord says [this;] for 3 transgressions of Moab, & for 4, I won't turn away [its] punishment; because he burned the bones of [Edom's] king into lime.

But I will send a fire upon Moab & it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth. And Moab shall die with [chaos;] shouting; & with the sound of the trumpet. And I will cut off the judge from [its] midst & will slay all the princes [of it] with him, says the Lord.]

The Lord God says [this;] [It's] because [of what] Edom has [done]  & has greatly offended, by taking vengeance against the house of Judah & revenged himself upon them.

Therefore, The Lord God says [this;] I will also stretch out [My] hand upon Edom & will cut off man & [animals] from it & will make it desolate from Teman, & [those] of Dedan, shall fall by the sword. And [by] the hand of My people, Israel, I will lay My vengeance upon Edom.

And they shall do in Edom, according to [My] anger & My fury. And they shall know My vengeance, says the Lord God. [Isaiah 11:14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines, toward the West & they shall [plunder those] of the East together. They shall lay their hand upon Edom & Moab & the children of Ammon shall obey them.]

The Lord God says [this;] [It's] because the Philistines have dealt by revenge & have taken vengeance with a [spiteful] heart, to destroy for the old hatred. [Amos 1:1-8 The words of Amos, who was among the [herdsmen] of Tekoa, 2 years before the earthquake, & [what] he saw [about] Israel, [during] the days of Uzziah, [Judah's] king & Jeroboam, [Joash's] son, [Israel's] king.

And [Amos] said, The Lord will roar from Zion & utter His voice from Jerusalem. And the [places where] the shepherds [reside] shall mourn & the top of Carmel shall wither.

The Lord Says [this;] For 3 transgressions of Damascus & for 4, I won't [withdraw] away [its] punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with iron threshing [tools.] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, [that] shall devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.

I will also break the [gate's] bar of Damascus & cut off the inhabitant from the Plain of Aven, [a.k.a. Valley of Aven,] & he, [who] holds the scepter from the house of Eden. The people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, says the Lord.

The Lord says [this;] For 3 transgressions of Gaza & for 4, I won't [withdraw its] punishment; because they carried away captive, [all those from] captivity, to deliver them to Edom. But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, [that] shall devour [its] palaces.

And I will cut off the [residents] from Ashdod & him, [who] holds the scepter from Ashkelon. And I will turn [My] hand against Ekron & the [rest] of the Philistines, shall perish, says the Lord God.]

Therefore, The Lord God says [this; Look,] I will stretch out [My] hand upon the Philistines & I will cut off the Cherethims, [a.k.a. Cherethites,] & destroy the [rest] of the sea coast. [Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza shall be [abandoned] & Ashkelon, a desolation. They shall drive out Ashdod at noon & Ekron shall be uprooted.]

And I will [carry out] great vengeance upon them with furious [reprimands] & they shall know that I Am the Lord, when I shall lay My vengeance upon them.  [1 Chronicles 10:8-10 And it [happened] on the [next day,] when the Philistines came to strip the [dead,] that they found Saul & his son, fallen in Mount Gilboa.

And when they had stripped him, they took his head & his armor & sent [them] into the land of the Philistines, [all around,] to carry [news] to their idols & to the people. And they put [Saul's] armor in the house of their gods & fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.]