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“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Because your heart is lofty
And you have said, ‘(A)I am a god;
I sit enthroned in the seat of [a]gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a (B)man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
Behold, you are wiser than (C)Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired (D)wealth for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
By your great wisdom, by your (E)trade
You have increased your wealth,
And your (F)heart is lofty because of your wealth—

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:2 Or God

12 “Son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“You [a]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 Lit were the one sealing a pattern