Ezekiel 28:1-13 ▼

1 And the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre (a rock) that this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel (God is my judge); no secret is hidden from you!

4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

7 behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.

8 They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}.”

11 Again the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to me, saying,

12 “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre (a rock) and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 You were in Eden (pleasure), the garden of God {Elohim}. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire (lapis lazuli), turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.