THEOSISJerome of Stridon
The Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, direct your gaze toward Sidon and deliver a prophecy concerning it. Proclaim, Thus says the Lord God, I am against you, Sidon, and I will bring glory to myself in you, and they will recognize that I am the Lord when I bring judgment upon you and reveal my holiness in your midst. I will bring pestilence and bloodshed upon your streets, and many will fall slain by the sword on every side, and they will know that I am the Lord. The house of Israel will no longer face trials from their neighbors who oppress them, and they will know that I am the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God, When I gather the house of Israel from the nations among which they have been scattered, I will show my holiness through them in the sight of the nations.
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They will dwell in the land I provided to My servant Jacob, living there in peace and security. They will build houses and plant vineyards, living in hopeful expectation while I carry out judgment on all their enemies surrounding them, and they will know that I am the Lord their God.
Following the Septuagint, the reference to the God of their fathers is absent in the Hebrew text. After addressing Tyre, the divine message turns to Sidon, as both cities are located in the same region. In the Gospel, Sidon is mentioned alongside Tyre, indicating their shared significance, as seen in Matthew 11:21, where the powers of these cities are noted. Consequently, the Canaanite woman, whose daughter was tormented by a demon, left the borders of Tyre and Sidon and received the request she made in Matthew 15.