Ezekiel 28:2–10

²“Mortal man,” he said, “tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to him: puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine. ³You think you are wiser than Danel,^m that no secret can be kept from you. ⁴Your wisdom and skill made you rich with treasures of gold and silver. ⁵You made clever business deals and kept on making profits. How proud you are of your wealth!

⁶“Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: because you think you are as wise as a god, ⁷I will bring ruthless enemies to attack you. They will destroy all the beautiful things you have acquired by your skill and wisdom. ⁸They will kill you and send you to a watery grave. ⁹When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine. ¹⁰You will die like a dog at the hand of godless foreigners. I, the Sovereign Lord, have given the command.”