Ezekiel 28:1-13 ▼

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

2 “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord GOD says this: “Because your heart is haughty And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a mortal and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you!

4 “By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

5 “By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches, And your heart is haughty because of your riches—

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,

7 Therefore, behold, I am going to bring strangers against you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And profane your splendor.

8 ‘They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are killed In the heart of the seas.

9 ‘Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of one who kills you, Though you are a mortal and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?

10 ‘You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord GOD!”’”

11 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

12 “Son of man, take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 “You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.