Prophecy Against Sidon

20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 (A)“Son of man, (B)set your face toward (C)Sidon, and (D)prophesy against her 22 and say, Thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, (E)I am against you, O Sidon,
    and (F)I will manifest my glory in your midst.
And (G)they shall know that I am the Lord
    (H)when I execute judgments in her
    and (I)manifest my holiness in her;
23 for I will send (J)pestilence into her,
    and blood into her streets;
and the slain shall fall in her midst,
    by the sword that is against her on every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.

24 “And for the house of Israel (K)there shall be no more a brier to prick or (L)a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors (M)who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.

Israel Gathered in Security

25 “Thus says the Lord God: (N)When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and (O)manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, (P)then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 (Q)And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, (R)when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors (S)who have treated them with contempt. (T)Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”

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A Prophecy Against Sidon

20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 “Son of man, set your face against(A) Sidon;(B) prophesy against her 22 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Sidon,
    and among you I will display my glory.(C)
You will know that I am the Lord,
    when I inflict punishment(D) on you
    and within you am proved to be holy.(E)
23 I will send a plague upon you
    and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
    with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.(F)

24 “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns.(G) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(H) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(I) I will be proved holy(J) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(K) 26 They will live there in safety(L) and will build houses and plant(M) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(N) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(O)’”

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