Ezekiel 28:1-10

New International Reader's Version

“ ‘ “In your proud heart
    you say, ‘I am a god.
I sit on the throne of a god
    in the Mediterranean Sea.’
But you are only a human being. You are not a god.
    In spite of that, you think you are as wise as a god.
³ Are you wiser than Daniel?
    Isn’t even one secret hidden from you?
⁴ You are wise and understanding.
    So you have become very wealthy.
You have piled up gold and silver
    among your treasures.
⁵ You have used your great skill in trading
    to increase your wealth.
You are very rich.
    So your heart has become proud.” ’ ”

“You think you are wise.
    In fact, you claim to be as wise as a god.
⁷ So I am going to bring outsiders against you.
    They will not show you any pity at all.
They will use their swords against your beauty and wisdom.
    They will strike down your shining glory.
⁸ They will bring you down to the grave.
    You will die a horrible death
    in the middle of the sea.
⁹ Then will you say, ‘I am a god’?
    Will you say that to those who kill you?
You will be only a human being to those who kill you.
    You will not be a god to them.
¹⁰ You will die just like those who have not been circumcised.
    Outsiders will kill you.