Ezekiel 28:2–10

^28:2“Son of man, say to the prince¹ of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Your heart is proud² and you said, “I am a god;³

I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”—

yet you are a man and not a god,

though you think you are godlike.⁴

^28:3Look, you are wiser than Daniel;⁵

no secret is hidden from you.⁶

^28:4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself;

you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

^28:5By your great skill⁷ in trade you have increased your wealth,

and your heart is proud because of your wealth.

^28:6“ ‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Because you think you are godlike,⁸

^28:7I am about to bring foreigners⁹ against you, the most terrifying of nations.

They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom,¹⁰

and they will defile your splendor.

^28:8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die violently¹¹ in the heart of the seas.

^28:9Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you—

though you are a man and not a god—

when you are in the power of those who wound you?

^28:10You will die the death of the uncircumcised¹² by the hand of foreigners;

for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.’ ”