Ezekiel 28:1 - 28:10

The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Because your heart is lofty

And you have said, ‘I am a god;

I sit enthroned in the seat of gods

In the heart of the seas’;

Yet you are a man and not God,

Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;

There is no secret that is a match for you.

By your wisdom and understanding

You have acquired wealth for yourself

And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

By your great wisdom, by your trade

You have increased your wealth,

And your heart is lofty because of your wealth—

6 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

‘Because you have made your heart

Like the heart of God,

Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you,

The most ruthless of the nations.

And they will draw their swords

Against the beauty of your wisdom

And defile your splendor.

They will bring you down to the pit,

And you will die the death of those who are slain

In the heart of the seas.

Will you still say, “I am a god,”

In the presence of the one who kills you,

Though you are a man and not God,

In the hands of those who slay you?

You will die the death of the uncircumcised

By the hand of strangers,

For I have spoken!’ declares Lord Yahweh!”’”