Ezekiel 28:2–9

²“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your ^theart is proud,

and you have said, ‘I am a god; ^u

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.

³Yes, you are wiser than Daniel; ^v

no secret is hidden from you!

⁴By your wisdom and understanding

you have acquired wealth for yourself.

You have acquired gold and silver

for your treasuries. ^w

⁵By your great skill in trading

you have increased your wealth,

but your heart has become proud

because of your wealth.”

⁶Therefore this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,

⁷I am about to bring strangers against you,

ruthless men from the nations.

They will draw their swords

against your magnificent wisdom

and will defile your splendor. ^x

⁸They will bring you down to the Pit, ^y

and you will die a violent death

in the heart of the sea.

⁹Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’

in the presence of those who kill ^zyou?

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

in the hands of those who kill you.