Ezekiel 28:1-10

Common English Bible

Prince of Tyre

28 The Lord’s word came to me: ² Human one, say to the prince of Tyre, The Lord God proclaims: In your arrogance, you say, “I am God, and as God I rule the seas!” Though you claim to have the mind of a god, you are mortal, not divine. ³ You are certainly wiser than Daniel; no secrets are hidden from you. ⁴ By your wisdom and discernment, you made yourself rich, and you filled your storehouses with silver and gold. ⁵ Through your shrewd trading you multiplied your riches. But then you became proud of your riches.

⁶ So now the Lord God proclaims: Because you claim to have the mind of a god, ⁷ I’ll bring foreigners, the most ruthless nations, against you. They will let loose their swords against your fine wisdom, and they will degrade your splendor. ⁸ They will hurl you to destruction, and you will die, murdered, on the high seas. ⁹ When you face your murderers, will you still say, “I’m God”? In your killers’ hands, you are mortal, not divine. ¹⁰ You will die as the uncircumcised do, at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken. This is what the Lord God has said.