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Ezekiel 28

Ezekiel 28:22

A Prophecy against Sidon · Ezekiel 28:20–24
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Translations

Modern
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
Traditional
And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Literal
And say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified in your midst; and they will know that I am YHWH, in my making judgments against her, and I display My holiness against her.
Latin
…et dices: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego ad te, Sidon, et glorificabor in medio tui: et scient quia ego Dominus, cum fecero in ea judicia, et sanctificatus fuero in ea.

Original

Hebrew
English
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.

Notes

Ezekiel 28:22–23

The Lord planned to show his glory and holiness through judgment. He would bring three kinds of punishment on Sidon:

  • plague (disease),

  • bloodshed, and

  • attack by the sword.

The attack would come from every side. No part of the city would be safe.

Ezekiel 28:20–24

No specific charges are made against Sidon, Tyre’s close neighbor to the north. However, it likely committed similar offenses. Its joy over Judah’s destruction would not last.

Ezekiel 25:1–32:32

  • This section contains a series of messages of judgment against nearby nations. There are six shorter messages against Judah's immediate neighbors, arranged in a clockwise order, followed by a final message against Egypt (Ezekiel 30–32). Through experiencing God's judgment, the nations would recognize God's control over everything. The nations might be used to carry out God's judgment on his people, but they would not avoid judgment themselves.

  • One of the main purposes of these messages was to show that the negative part of God's promise to Abraham ("I will … curse those who curse you," Genesis 12:3) was still active. No one can harm God's people and avoid consequences, even when God's people are under his judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations

Events

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Places

Sidon: Phoenician city; home of Jezebel

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Ezekiel, Book of Lord Phoenicia, Phoenicians Pride

Topics

Glorifying God for His: Judgments Glorifying God: Judgments Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: Prophecies Concerning The Sidonians: Hostile and Oppressive to God's People The Sidonians: Predictions Respecting: That God should be Glorified in the Judgments Upon Them