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)

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)

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

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

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

“‘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)

“‘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.