“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne^(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”^(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.^(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel^[a]?^(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.^(F)
5 By your great skill in trading^(G)
    you have increased your wealth,^(H)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.^(I)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(J)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(K)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(L)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(M)
    and you will die a violent death^(N)
    in the heart of the seas.^(O)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(P)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(Q)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(R)
    at the hands of foreigners.

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(B)
13 You were in Eden,^(C)
    the garden of God;^(D)
every precious stone^(E) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise^(F) and beryl.^[a]
Your settings and mountings^[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.^(G)
14 You were anointed^(H) as a guardian cherub,^(I)
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones.
¹⁵ You were blameless in your ways
    from the day you were created
    till wickedness was found in you.
¹⁶ Through your widespread trade
    you were filled with violence,^(J)
    and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
    and I expelled you, guardian cherub,^(K)
    from among the fiery stones.
¹⁷ Your heart became proud^(L)
    on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
    because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
    I made a spectacle of you before kings.^(M)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
    you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire^(N) come out from you,
    and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes^(O) on the ground
    in the sight of all who were watching.^(P)
19 All the nations who knew you
    are appalled^(Q) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.^(R)’”

⁸ They will bring you down to the pit,^(A)
    and you will die a violent death^(B)
    in the heart of the seas.^(C)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(D)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(E)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(F)
    at the hands of foreigners.

⁸ Men of Sidon and Arvad^(A) were your oarsmen;
    your skilled men, Tyre, were aboard as your sailors.^(B)
9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos^(C) were on board
    as shipwrights to caulk your seams.
All the ships of the sea^(D) and their sailors
    came alongside to trade for your wares.

¹⁰ “‘Men of Persia,^(E) Lydia^(F) and Put^(G)
    served as soldiers in your army.
They hung their shields^(H) and helmets on your walls,
    bringing you splendor.
¹¹ Men of Arvad and Helek
    guarded your walls on every side;
men of Gammad
    were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
    they brought your beauty to perfection.^(I)

²⁵ “‘The ships of Tarshish^(AN) serve
    as carriers for your wares.
You are filled with heavy cargo
    as you sail the sea.^(AO)
26 Your oarsmen take you
    out to the high seas.
But the east wind^(AP) will break you to pieces
    far out at sea.
²⁷ Your wealth,^(AQ) merchandise and wares,
    your mariners, sailors and shipwrights,
your merchants and all your soldiers,
    and everyone else on board
will sink into the heart of the sea^(AR)
    on the day of your shipwreck.

¹² How you have fallen^(A) from heaven,
    morning star,^(B) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
    you who once laid low the nations!^(C)
13 You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend^(D) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne^(E)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,^(F)
    on the utmost heights^(G) of Mount Zaphon.^[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;^(H)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”^(I)
15 But you are brought down^(J) to the realm of the dead,^(K)
    to the depths^(L) of the pit.^(M)

¹⁶ Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:^(N)
“Is this the man who shook^(O) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,
¹⁷ the man who made the world a wilderness,^(P)
    who overthrew^(Q) its cities
    and would not let his captives go home?”^(R)

¹³ You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend^(A) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne^(B)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,^(C)
    on the utmost heights^(D) of Mount Zaphon.^[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;^(E)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”^(F)
15 But you are brought down^(G) to the realm of the dead,^(H)
    to the depths^(I) of the pit.^(J)

¹⁶ Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:^(K)
“Is this the man who shook^(L) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,
¹⁷ the man who made the world a wilderness,^(M)
    who overthrew^(N) its cities
    and would not let his captives go home?”^(O)

¹⁸ All the kings of the nations lie in state,
    each in his own tomb.^(P)
19 But you are cast out^(Q) of your tomb
    like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,^(R)
    with those pierced by the sword,^(S)
    those who descend to the stones of the pit.^(T)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
²⁰     you will not join them in burial,^(U)
for you have destroyed your land
    and killed your people.

Let the offspring^(V) of the wicked^(W)
    never be mentioned^(X) again.
²¹ Prepare a place to slaughter his children^(Y)
    for the sins of their ancestors;^(Z)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
    and cover the earth with their cities.

²² “I will rise up^(AA) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name^(AB) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,^(AC)”
declares the Lord.
²³ “I will turn her into a place for owls^(AD)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,^(AE)”
    declares the Lord Almighty.^(AF)