Ezekiel 28:1-10

Legacy Standard Bible

“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—
³ Behold, you are wiser than ^(C)Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired ^(D)wealth for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
⁵ By your great wisdom, by your ^(E)trade
You have increased your wealth,
And your ^(F)heart is lofty because of your wealth—

‘Because you have ^(G)made your heart
Like the heart of God,
⁷ Therefore, behold, I will bring ^(H)strangers upon you,
The ^(I)most ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
⁸ They will bring you down to the pit,
And you will die the ^(J)death of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
⁹ Will you still say, “I am a god,”
In the presence of the one who kills you,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who slay you?
¹⁰ You will die the death of the ^(K)uncircumcised
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares Lord Yahweh!”’”