Ezekiel 28:1-12

Amplified Bible

“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—
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Behold, you are [imagining yourself] wiser than Daniel;
There is no secret [you think] that is hidden from you;
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With your [own] wisdom and with your [own] understanding
You have acquired your riches and power
And have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;
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By 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;

‘Because you have imagined your mind [to be]
Like the mind of God [having thoughts and plans like God Himself],^(A)
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Therefore, 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.
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‘They 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.
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‘Will 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.
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‘You will die the death of the uncircumcised [barbarian]
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ says the Lord God.”’”

“You had the full measure of perfection and the finishing touch [of completeness],
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.