Ezekiel 28:23 meaning and explanation

I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel is prophesying against Sidon, a wealthy Phoenician port city north of Israel that had long been a source of idolatry and contempt toward God's people. The verse describes the judgment God will bring: plague and sword, blood in the streets, the slain falling inside the city while enemies press from every side.

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