Ezekiel 28:2–9

²“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Because your heart is lofty

And you have said, ‘^aI am a god;

I sit enthroned in the seat of ¹gods

In the heart of the seas’;

Yet you are a ^bman and not God,

Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

³Behold, you are wiser than ^aDaniel;

There is no secret that is a match for you.

⁴“By your wisdom and understanding

You have acquired ^awealth for yourself

And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

⁵“By your great wisdom, by your ^atrade

You have increased your wealth,

And your ^bheart is lofty because of your wealth—

⁶Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

‘Because you have ^amade your heart

Like the heart of God,

⁷Therefore, behold, I will bring ^astrangers upon you,

The ^bmost ruthless of the nations.

And they will draw their swords

Against the beauty of your wisdom

And defile your splendor.

⁸‘They will bring you down to the pit,

And you will die the ^adeath of those who are slain

In the heart of the seas.

⁹‘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?