Ezekiel 28:2–9

^2h“Son of man, say to ⁱthe prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

^j“Because your heart is proud,

and ^kyou have said, ‘I am a god,

I sit in the seat of the gods,

in the heart of the seas,’

yet ^lyou are but a man, and no god,

^mthough you make your heart like the heart of a god—

³ⁿyou are indeed wiser ^othan ^pDaniel;

no secret is hidden from you;

⁴by your wisdom and your understanding

^qyou have made wealth for yourself,

and have gathered gold and silver

into your treasuries;

⁵by your great wisdom in your trade

you have increased your wealth,

and ^jyour heart has become proud in your wealth—

⁶therefore thus says the Lord God:

^rBecause you make your heart

like the heart of a god,

⁷therefore, behold, I will bring ^sforeigners upon you,

the most ruthless of the nations;

and they shall draw their swords against ^tthe beauty of your wisdom

and defile ^tyour splendor.

^8uThey shall thrust you down into the pit,

^vand you shall die the death of the slain

in the heart of the seas.

^9wWill you still say, ‘I am a god,’

in the presence of those who kill you,

though ^lyou are but a man, and no god,

in the hands of those who slay you?