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It was the eleventh year of our captivity, on the first day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
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"Human, the city of Tyre has spoken against Jerusalem: 'The city that traded with the nations is destroyed. Now we can be the trading center. Since the city of Jerusalem is ruined, we can make money.'
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So this is what the Lord God says: I am against you, Tyre. I will bring many nations against you, like the sea beating its waves on your island shores.
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They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape away her ruins and make her a bare rock.
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Tyre will be an island where fishermen dry their nets. I have spoken, says the Lord God. The nations will steal treasures from Tyre.
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Also, her villages on the shore across from the island will be destroyed by war. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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"This is what the Lord God says: I will bring a king from the north against Tyre. He is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the greatest king, with his horses, chariots, horsemen, and a great army.
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He will fight a battle and destroy your villages on the shore across from the island. He will set up devices to attack you. He will build a road of earth to the top of the walls. He will raise his shields against you.
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He will bring logs to pound through your city walls, and he will break down your towers with his iron bars.