Ezekiel 28:1-10

New Life Version

Words against the King of Tyre

28 The Word of the Lord came to me saying, ² “Son of man, tell the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord God says, “Because your heart is proud, you have said, ‘I am a god. I sit in the seat of gods, with the seas around me.’ Yet you are a man and not God, even if you think you are as wise as God. ³ You are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from you. ⁴ By your wisdom and understanding you have gathered riches for yourself. You have gathered gold and silver for your store-houses. ⁵ By all your wisdom in trade you have added to your riches, and your heart has become proud because of them. ⁶ So the Lord God says, ‘Because you think you are as wise as God, ⁷ I will bring strangers against you, those who have the hardest hearts of all the nations. With their swords they will destroy the beauty of your wisdom and your greatness. ⁸ They will bring you down to the grave. You will die the death of those who are killed on the sea. ⁹ Will you still say, “I am a god,” in front of those who kill you? You will be only a man and not a god in the hands of those who kill you. ¹⁰ You will be killed by strangers, and will die the death of one who has not gone through the religious act of My people. For I have spoken,’ says the Lord God.”’”