A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD 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;

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 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.”

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