Because you became arrogant and said, “I am a god, and I occupy a throne of a god in the heart of the seas,” even though you are a mere man and not a god, and because you regard your wisdom as divine wisdom— ³ You really think you are wiser than Daniel, don’t you? No mystery baffles you. ⁴ By your wisdom and your shrewdness you have gained wealth for yourself and put gold and silver into your treasuries. ⁵ By your great skill in trading, you increased your wealth, but you became conceited because of your wealth.

⁶ Therefore, this is what the Lord God says. Because you regard your wisdom as divine wisdom, ⁷ therefore, I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will unsheathe their swords against your beautiful wisdom, and they will desecrate your radiant splendor. ⁸ They will cast you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the sea. ⁹ Will you still claim “I am a god” in the presence of the one who kills you? It will be clear that you are merely a man and not a god when you fall into the hands of those who run you through. ¹⁰ You will die a death like that of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God.