A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28:1 The word of the Lord came to me: 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

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

no secret is hidden from you.6

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

you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

28:5 By 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

28:7 I 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.

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

28:9 Will 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?

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

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

28:11 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:12 “Son of man, sing13 a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘You were the sealer14 of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God.15

Every precious stone was your covering,

the ruby, topaz, and emerald,

the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper,

the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl;16

your settings and mounts were made of gold.

On the day you were created they were prepared.

28:14 I placed you there with an anointed17 guardian18 cherub;19

you were on the holy mountain of God;

you walked about amidst fiery stones.

28:15 You were blameless in your behavior20 from the day you were created,

until sin was discovered in you.

28:16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence,21 and you sinned;

so I defiled you and banished you22 from the mountain of God—

the guardian cherub expelled you23 from the midst of the stones of fire.

28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor.

I threw you down to the ground;

I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

28:18 By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade,

you desecrated your sanctuaries.

So I drew fire out from within you;

it consumed you,

and I turned you to ashes on the earth

before the eyes of all who saw you.

28:19 All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;

you have become terrified and will be no more.’ ”