1. Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the first day of the month. He said:
2. Ezekiel, son of man, the people of the city of Tyre have celebrated Jerusalem's defeat by singing,“Jerusalem has fallen!It used to be powerful,a centre of trade.Now the city is shattered,and we will take its place.”
3. Because the people of Tyre have sung that song, I have the following warning for them: I am the Lord God, and I am now your enemy! I will send nations to attack you, like waves crashing against the shore.
4. They will tear down your city walls and defence towers. I will sweep away the ruins until all that's left of you is a bare rock,
5. where fishermen can dry their nets along the coast. I promise that you will be robbed
6. and that the people who live in your towns along the coast will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
7. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia is the world's most powerful king, and I will send him to attack you. He will march from the north with a powerful army, including horses and chariots and cavalry troops.