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.
24 ‘ “No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbours who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
25 ‘ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: when I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.