THE FALL OF TYRE’S RULER

28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord God says: YourD heart is proud, and you have said, “I am a god;m I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.” Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. 3 Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;n no secret is hidden from you! 4 By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.o 5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.

6 “ ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,

7 I am about to bring strangers against you,

ruthless men from the nations.

They will draw their swords

against your magnificent wisdom

and will pierce your splendor.p

8 They will bring you down to the Pit,q

and you will die a violent death

in the heart of the sea.

9 Will you still say, “I am a god,”

in the presence of those who slayE you?

Yet you will be only a man, not a god,

in the hands of those who kill you.

10 You will die the death of the uncircumciseda

at the hands of strangers.b

For I have spoken.

This is the declaration of the Lord God.’ ”