Ezekiel 28:20-24

A Prophecy against Sidon

20 The word of the Lord came to me:

21 "Son of man, turn your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

22 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^[a] and demonstrate My holiness through her.

23 I will send a plague against her and bloodshed in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her^[b] on every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

24 "The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by^[c] prickling briers or painful thorns^[d] from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God .

Ezekiel 28:20-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 28

This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the prince of Tyre; a lamentation for the king of Tyre; a denunciation of judgments on Zidon, and a promise of peace and safety to Israel. The order given the prophet to prophesy of the ruin of the prince of Tyre, Eze 28:1,2, the cause of his ruin, his pride on account of his wisdom and riches, which rose to such a pitch, as to make himself God, Eze 28:2-6, the manner in which his destruction shall be accomplished, Eze 28:7-10, the lamentation for the king of Tyre begins Eze 28:11,12, setting forth his former grandeur and dignity, Eze 28:13-15, his fall, and the cause of it, injustice and violence in merchandise, pride because of beauty and wisdom, and profanation of sanctuaries, Eze 28:16-19, next follow the judgments on Zidon, Eze 28:20-23, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of the restoration of the Jews to their own land, and of great tranquillity and safety in it, Eze 28:24-26.

Footnotes

• [a] Ezk 5:10; 11:9; 25:11
• [b] Or within her by the sword
• [c] Lit longer have
• [d] Nm 33:55