and sendword to the kingof Edom,to the kingof Moab,to the kingof the sonsof Ammon,to the kingof Tyreand to the kingof Sidonby the messengerswho cometo Jerusalemto Zedekiahkingof Judah.
He alsorebelledagainst KingNebuchadnezzarwhohad made him swear[allegiance] by God.But he stiffenedhis neckand hardenedhis heartagainstturningto the LORDGodof Israel.
Be ashamed,O Sidon;For the seaspeaks,the strongholdof the sea,saying,"I have neithertravailednorgivenbirth,I have neitherbroughtup youngmen[nor] rearedvirgins."
I spokewordslike alltheseto Zedekiahkingof Judah,saying,"Bringyour necksunder the yokeof the kingof Babylonand servehim and his people,and live!
"Commandthem [to go] to their masters,saying,'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,thusyou shall sayto your masters,
Now in the sameyear,in the beginningof the reignof Zedekiahkingof Judah,in the fourthyear,in the fifthmonth,Hananiahthe sonof Azzur,the prophet,whowas from Gibeon,spoketo me in the houseof the LORDin the presenceof the priestsand allthe people,saying,
"Sonof man,Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonmade his armylaborhardagainstTyre;everyheadwas madebaldand everyshoulderwas rubbedbare.But he and his armyhadnowagesfrom Tyrefor the laborthat he had performedagainstit."
Thussaysthe LORD,"For threetransgressionsof Tyreand for fourI will not revokeits [punishment], Becausethey deliveredup an entirepopulationto EdomAnd did not remember[the] covenantof brotherhood.
