17 “Your aheart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.
18 “You defiled your sanctuaries
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.
19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;
aYou have become a horror,
And shall be no bmore forever.” ’ ”
aYou have become a horror,
And shall be no bmore forever.” ’ ”
Proclamation Against Sidon
20 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
21 “Son of man, aset your face btoward Sidon, and prophesy against her,
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Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)