Ezekiel 28:20-24

The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

“Son of man, look toward Sidon and speak for me against that place.

Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘I am against you, Sidon! Your people will learn to respect me. I will punish Sidon. Then people will know that I am the Lord. Then they will learn that I am holy, and they will treat me that way.

I will send disease and death to Sidon, and many people inside the city will die. Soldiers outside the city will kill many people. Then people will know that I am the Lord!

“‘Then the surrounding nations that hate Israel will no longer be like stinging nettles and painful thorns. And they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”