Ezekiel 28:1-10

1The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,

2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Because your heart is lifted up And you have said and thought, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are [only] a man [weak, feeble, made of earth] and not God, Though you [imagine yourself to be more than mortal and] think your mind is as [wise as] the mind of God—

3Behold, you are [imagining yourself] wiser than Daniel; There is no secret [you think] that is hidden from you;

4With your [own] wisdom and with your [own] understanding You have acquired your riches and power And have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;

5By your great wisdom and by your trade You have increased your riches and power, And your heart is proud and arrogant because of your wealth;

6Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have imagined your mind [to be] Like the mind of God [having thoughts and plans like God Himself],

7Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers (Babylonians) upon you, The most ruthless and violent of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom [O Tyre] And defile your splendor.

8They will bring you down to the pit [of destruction], And you will die the death of all those who die In the heart of the seas.

9Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of him who kills you? But you are [only] a man [made of earth] and not God, In the hands of those who wound and profane you.

10You will die the death of the uncircumcised [barbarian] By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ says the Lord God.” ’ ”