16 You traded with other nations and became more and more cruel and evil. So I forced you to leave my mountain, and the creature that had been your protector now chased you away from the jewels.
17 It was your good looks that made you arrogant, and you were so famous that you started acting like a fool. That's why I threw you to the ground and let other kings sneer at you.
18 You have cheated so many other merchants that your places of worship are corrupt. So I set your city on fire and burned it down. Now everyone sees only ashes where your city once stood,
19 and the people of other nations are shocked. Your punishment was horrible, and you are gone forever.
20 The Lord said:
21 Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the city of Sidon
22 and tell its people:I, the Lord God, am your enemy! People will praise me when I punish you, and they will see that I am holy.