17 Your heart became proudon account of your beauty,and you corrupted your wisdombecause of your splendour.So I threw you to the earth;I made a spectacle of you before kings.
18 By your many sins and dishonest tradeyou have desecrated your sanctuaries.So I made a fire come out from you,and it consumed you,and I reduced you to ashes on the groundin the sight of all who were watching.
19 All the nations who knew youare appalled at you;you have come to a horrible endand will be no more.” ’
20 The word of the Lord came to me:
21 ‘Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her
22 and say: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘ “I am against you, Sidon,and among you I will display my glory.You will know that I am the Lord,when I inflict punishment on youand within you am proved to be holy.
23 I will send a plague upon youand make blood flow in your streets.The slain will fall within you,with the sword against you on every side.Then you will know that I am the Lord.