Ezekiel 28:21
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“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
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“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
and also against Hamath,which borders it,as well as Tyre and Sidon,though they are very shrewd.
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.