Ezekiel 28:2-10
2 a “Son of man, say to b the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: c “Because your heart is proud,and d you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,’
yet e you are but a man, and no god,
f though you make your heart like the heart of a god—
3 g you are indeed wiser h than i Daniel;
no secret is hidden from you;
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
j you have made wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries;
5 by your great wisdom in your trade
you have increased your wealth,
and k your heart has become proud in your wealth—
6 therefore thus says the Lord God:
l Because you make your heart
like the heart of a god,
7 therefore, behold, I will bring m foreigners upon you,
the most ruthless of the nations;
and they shall draw their swords against n the beauty of your wisdom
and defile o your splendor.
8 p They shall thrust you down into the pit,
q and you shall die the death of the slain
in the heart of the seas.
9 r Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you,
though s you are but a man, and no god,
in the hands of those who slay you?
10 t You shall die the death of the uncircumcised
by the hand of foreigners;
u for I have spoken, declares the Lord God.”
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